Karsten Warholm broke his own world record in the greatest men's 400-metre hurdles race ever run on Tuesday. Karsten Warholm clocked a remarkable 45.94 seconds and beating his previous world best of 46.70sec in the men's 400-metre hurdles race. Moreover, A win that represents a historic victory for Norway's unique sporting system. This was the Olympic final the event deserved in a golden era of the men's 400m hurdles. Benjamin's time of 46.17 seconds for silver would have comfortably broken the previous record Warholm had set in July. Though, Brazil's Alison Dos Santos bronze-medal time of 46.72 was just outside it. However, The 25-year-old Norwegian finished in 45.94 seconds. He smashes his previous record of 46.70 and becomes the first man to finish in under 46 seconds

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Warholm's dominance crowned a brilliant Summer Games for Norway. American rival Rai Benjamin came up strongly over the stretch and caught up with the Norwegian. But just when it looked like he will fade away. Benjamin had not given up hope and pushed down the home straight, coming almost neck-and-neck on the 10th and last hurdle. Warholm tapped into some hidden source of energy in his body and raced pulled away to smash the world record.

Benjamin completed his run in 46.17 and would have taken half a second off the previous world record. Rai Benjamin, his longtime American rival also beat the previous record. He finishes in 46.17 seconds for silver, and Brazil's Alison dos Santos took bronze. Moreover, Six of the eight finalists set national records at the Olympics.com.

Every four years, the Olympic Games generate high expectations not only to see which athletes will climb onto the podium but also to see what Olympic records can be achieved, both at the world and Olympic level. Paris Olympics 2024 is no exception and after fifteen days of activity, there are 35 new Olympic records.

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Difference between world records and Olympic records

As the name suggests, the basic difference between the two is the context in which they are recorded. In the case of the world record, it is the best performance recorded globally in a specific discipline. These records are approved by the corresponding international federations and are obtained in official competitions such as World Cups, World Championships, qualifiers, etc. For this reason, they can be constantly updated since they are not limited to the frequency of the event and can be set at any time. 

An Olympic record, on the other hand, is only set during the Olympic Games, so the possibility of breaking it occurs every four years. So, although an Olympic record may sometimes be lower than a world record, it carries with it a very specific prestige. 

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Olympic Records created at the Paris Olympics 2024

Athletics is one of the traditional disciplines of the modern Olympic Games, having its first appearance in the first edition of the games in Athens in 1896. When talking about Olympic records in athletics, we must take into account the difference between a world record and an Olympic record, since the latter only refers to marks achieved during a Games. An Olympic record can also be a world record. Olympic records are the best marks ever achieved in the history of the Olympic Games and can only be broken every four years.

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Oldest Olympic Records in Athletics

Even today there are several Olympic records that are still valid, some like that of Bob Beamon and his 8.90m in the long jump in the now distant time of Mexico 68 or that of the Soviet Sergey Litvinov and his 84.80m in the hammer throw event in Seoul 88.

In the women's category, there are seven Olympic records that have survived since Seoul 88. The most notable is the American Florence Griffith, who set two records in the 100m and 200m, 10'62 and 21'34s respectively, which are considered impossible to beat. The oldest, however, dates back to Moscow in 1980, when the Soviet Nadezhda Olizarenko set the 800m in 1:53.43.

However, since Seoul 1988, an Olympic record has always been broken in athletics, with a whopping five in the men's section and three in the women's at the last Games in Rio 2016.

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Men's Olympic Records in Athletics

In the men's 100m and 200m, the champion is Jamaican Usain Bolt, with a time of 9.63 and 19.30 seconds respectively, set in 2012 and 2008. Curiously, the legendary sprinter holds world records that are lower than the Olympic ones: 9.58s and 19.19s, both achieved in 2009. 

Indian athlete Jyothi Yarraji won the women's 100m hurdles event at the Harry Schulting Games 2024 athletics meet in the Netherlands on Thursday. However, she was unlucky to miss the qualification mark for the Paris Olympics 2024 by one-tenth of a second. 

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Jyothi finished ahead of Mira Groot 

In her first event of the outdoor season in Europe, Asian Games silver medalist Jyothi Yarraji won the gold medal by clocking 12.87 seconds, ahead of Dutch hurdler Mira Groot, who finished second in 13.67 seconds, while another Dutch Runner Hanna van Baast finished in 13.84 seconds. 

Jyothi Yarraji finished first and clocked 12.87, missing the Olympic entry standard, set at 12.77, by 0.10 seconds. 

Earlier in the day, Jyothi had qualified for the 100m hurdles final with a timing of 13.04 seconds.

This is the second time Jyothi fell short of the qualifying mark

This is the second time that Jyoti, who trains at the Reliance Foundation High-Performance Center in Bhubaneswar, fell short of the qualifying mark by one hundredth of a second after she clocked a national record of 12.78 to clinch a bronze medal at the worlds.

Jyothi Yarraji, who had performed well at the Asian Indoor Season earlier in the year at the University Games in Chengdu, China, will compete in five more events during the Olympic qualifying period, which ends on June 30 this year.

Tejas Shirse won the 110m hurdles 

Meanwhile, Indian men's hurdler Tejas Shirse won the 110m hurdles in the same meet with a personal best timing of 13.56 seconds, ahead of local Dutch athletes Joas van Hellemondt (13.80 seconds) and Jamie Sesay (13.92 seconds). 

In the heats, Shirse came second overall with a timing of 13.78s. The qualifying mark in the men's 110m hurdles for the Paris Olympics is 13.27s. Meanwhile, India's national record in the event stands at 13.48s clocked by Siddhanth Thingalaya in 2017.

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Men's 200m national record holder Amlan Borgohain was also scheduled to compete in Vught on Thursday, but he did not attend the event.

Jyothi Yarraji broke the National Record and won the gold medal in the 60m hurdles at the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships 2024 on Saturday. Yarraji cruised to victory in the final with an astonishing timing of 8.12 seconds.

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Jyothi Yarraji has now broken the 60 meter hurdles national record six times. She had set the national record last year by clocking 8.20 seconds, then beat it four times and completed it in 8.13 seconds. Jyothi had recorded a time of 8.22 seconds in her heat at the beginning of the day. She had won a silver medal in the last edition of the competition, which she improved this time.

Jyothi Yarraji topped her heat timing of 8.22s to finish ahead of Japan's Asuka Terada who clocked 8.21s. Lui Lai Yiu of Hong Kong took the third place with 8.26s. The 24-year-old Indian is the reigning Asian Outdoor champion in the 100m hurdles, having won the title in Bangkok last year. She had returned with a silver in the 100m hurdles from Hangzhou Asian Games after initially being disqualified.

On the other hand, Harmilan Bains had also won the gold medal in the 1500m final, crossing the finish line with a timing of 4:29.55. Her stellar performance laid the foundation of India's dominance on the track.

India has already done better performance than last year, not only Jyothi Yarraji return with a gold medal, another two gold medals came on the very first day.

Meanwhile, in field events, Shaili Singh and Nayana James showed their skills in the long jump finals and performed commendably and finished fifth and sixth respectively. Although falling short of the podium, their efforts added valuable points to India's tally.

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Ajay Kumar Saroj (1500m), Tajinderpal Singh Toor (shot put), Dhanvir (shot put), and Tejas Shirse (60m hurdles) will compete in the evening session.

In a stunning display of talent and determination, Indian athletes Jyothi Yarraji and Amlan Borgohain have brought medals at the Jyvaskyla Motonet GP 2023 event at the Harju Stadium in Finland on Wednesday.

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Jyothi Yarraji clinched the silver medal, while Amlan Borgohain secured the bronze. They marked a significant achievement for India in the global sports arena. Jyothi Yarraji, representing India in the women's 100m hurdles, registered a time of 12.95s in a strong eight-women final race at the Jyvaskyla Motonet GP 2023 Tour Bronze event for her podium finish in Finland. She had earlier finished second in her heat with a time of 12.96. Reetta Hurske of Finland topped the podium ahead of the Indian athlete with a time of 12.80s. While another Finn, Nooralotta Neziri, clocked 13.17s to take the bronze.

Equally deserving of accolades is Amlan Borgohain, who clocked 10.49 in 100m race, his season-best time, to finish third. His previous-best this season was 10.52, which came at the Kurpfalz Gala 2023 athletics meet in Germany last month. The 25-year-old holds India's men's 100m national record with a time of 10.25s. Oshane Bailey (10.28) of Jamaica and Samuli Samuelsson (10.36) of Finland finished first and second, respectively, ahead of Amlan Borgohain in the 100m dash. 

Meanwhile, it was the fourth medal of the season for the 23-year-old Jyothi Yarraji. She holds the national record of 12.82 in the women's 100m hurdles. Heading into the Finland meet, Jyothi Yarraji finished fourth in Poland. She won gold medal in the women's 100m hurdles event (13.20s) at the T-Meeting 2023 athletics meet in the Netherlands. Jyothi Yarraji also won the gold medal with a season-best time of 12.84s at the Kurpfalz Gala 2023 athletics meet in Germany back in May. Moreover, Jyothi Yarraji clocked 12.89s at the Federation Cup 2023 in Ranchi last month. After that, she made the cut for the Asian Athletics Championships, scheduled in Thailand this July.

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At the same time, Amlan Borgohain came into the Finland meet after winning gold medals in the men's 100m (10.70s) and 200m (20.96s) races at the Flanders Cup 2023 athletics meet in Merksem, Belgium, last week. Jyothi Yarraji and Amlan Borgohain will compete in the National Inter-State Championships, scheduled from June 15, next.