Two World records were broken less than 40 minutes apart at the Diamond League in Zurich on Thursday (August 27, 2026), with 400m hurdler Alison dos Santos of Brazil making his way into the history books and Masai Russell of the USA breaking the women’s 100m hurdles mark.
“I have been showing great form throughout the season… “When I heard that Alison dos Santos broke the World record, in the back of my mind, I was trying to focus and be locked in. Dos Santos crossed the line in 45.80 seconds to take 0.14 seconds off the record set by Karsten Warholm of Norway at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Both Dos Santos and Russell will leave Zurich with a cheque for $80,000 each.
I am fast and I am strong,” said a confident Dos Santos, with Warholm (46.69s) finishing second and dubbing their discipline a “crazy event”. But I knew that the track was hot,” Russell said. “I got a lot of motivation from him,” added the 26-year-old.