United States’ Rai Benjamin hits the final hurdle but still wins the gold medal in the men’s 400 meters hurdles final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, on Sept. 19, 2025. Petr David Josek/AP Photo
TOKYO—The history books will say U.S. runner Rai Benjamin won the 400-meter hurdles at the world championships in a season-best 46.52 seconds on Friday, a year after his Paris Olympic gold.
They’ll also say Alison dos Santos of Brazil took silver (46.84) and Abderrahman Samba of Qatar the bronze (47.06).
