"Benjamin was cruising to victory when he clipped the 10th and final hurdle. The contact moved the barrier in the lane to his left, but the runner in that lane -- several steps behind -- cleared it without a problem. Some confusion followed, as Benjamin was initially disqualified. About a minute later, World Athletics undid the "DQ,", and Benjamin was walking around the track with a gold medal and wearing a gold crown."
"Femke Bol of the Netherlands defended her title in the women's race in a run of 51.54. America's Jasmine Jones posted a personal best of 52.08 to capture silver behind Bol while Emma Zapletalova beat Olympic runner-up Anna Cockrell to the line for bronze. Dalilah Muhammad, the American 2016 Olympic and 2019 world champion, finished seventh in what she has said will be her final race."
"He finished in 46.52 seconds to add the world title to the Olympic gold he took last year. Benjamin had such a gap on 2022 world champion Alison dos Santos in the men's race that he won by .32 seconds despite knocking over the final barrier. Abderrahman Samba of Qatar, whose 46.98 in 2018 was the first sub-47 time among this generation's talented crop of hurdlers, finished third. Karsten Warholm, who ran the world-record 45.94 to win the Olympics four years ago on this same track in Tokyo, ended up fifth this time."
Rai Benjamin won the men's 400-meter hurdles world championship in 46.52 seconds after an initial disqualification for slightly dislodging a neighboring hurdle was overturned. Alison dos Santos finished second, 0.32 seconds behind, and Abderrahman Samba took third, with Karsten Warholm placing fifth. Femke Bol defended the women's 400m hurdles title in 51.54 seconds. Jasmine Jones earned silver with a personal best of 52.08, and Emma Zapletalova claimed bronze ahead of Anna Cockrell. Dalilah Muhammad finished seventh in what she has said will be her final race.
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