We actually recorded this while we were in Paris but had to keep it under wraps for a bit. This was just a few days after Alison Dos Santos earned his second Olympic bronze medal in the men’s 400m hurdles. He went on to win the 2024 Diamond League title and finished the year with a personal best of 46.29, which puts him at No. 3 on the all-time list behind Karsten Warholm and Rai Benjamin.
We talk a bit about the state of the men’s 400m hurdles. His experience in Paris and his excitement around becoming the first South American athlete to sign with Grand Slam Track. He will be contesting the 400m and 400m hurdles four times per year at the four Slams in 2025 for the inaugural season of Michael Johnson’s professional track league.
You can read more about Dos Santos and all of the Grand Slam Track recent signings over at CITIUSMAG.com.
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Rai Benjamin is a prominent American track and field athlete born on July 27, 1997. Renowned for his speed and agility, he has excelled in both sprinting and hurdles, holding numerous personal bests including a remarkable 400m hurdles time of 46.17 seconds.
Karsten Warholm is a Norwegian track and field athlete specializing in the 400 meters hurdles. He is a two-time World Champion and an Olympic gold medalist. Warholm is known for his explosive speed and technique, having set the world record in the 400m hurdles at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with a time of 45.94 seconds.
Alison Dos Santos is a Brazilian track and field athlete specializing in the 400 meters hurdles. Known for his exceptional speed and technique, he has quickly risen to prominence on the international stage. He won the bronze medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and secured victory in various Diamond League events.
