Tokyo Olympics 2020: Abderrahman Samba Sets Best Personal Record

Tokyo, August 03 (QNA) - Qatari runner Abdul Rahman Samba showed impressive brilliance of the three-man hurdles in the 400-meter hurdles, which witnessed the breaking of the world record, within the postponed Summer Olympic Games (Tokyo 2020), which is currently being held in the Japanese capital until the eighth of this month. Samba, 25, returning from injury, scored his best record this season of 47.12 seconds, but finished fifth in the race behind Norwegian sprinter Carsten Warholm, the first and gold medalist, who broke his world record in 45.94 seconds, while American runner Ray Benjamin went down The second place holder and silver under the previous world record also recorded a time of 46.17 seconds, while the Brazilian bronze medalist Alison Dos Santos achieved a record under the 47 seconds barrier of 46.72 seconds. Samba's personal record in the 400-meter hurdles is 46.98 seconds, and he achieved it in 2018 during the seventh round of the Diamond League Athletics Championships, which was held in the French capital, Paris. The Qatari runner confirmed that he was hoping to get a medal in the 400-meter hurdles at the current Olympic Games (Tokyo 2020), but he is not sad after finishing fifth because he did everything he could and participated strongly, even though he was returning from injury. Samba said, in a press statement, that what he achieved today gives him ambition for the challenge in the future, although he did not achieve the goal he aspired to, which is to win a medal, pointing out that there is a vast difference between what he presented and what the contestants offer, who succeeded in improving their level greatly during the last period. . He explained that he was suffering from injury in the last period, and that he achieved a good number today after suffering a first-degree muscle rupture, noting that the doctors were expecting that he would not be able to catch up with the Olympics. The Qatari, runner paid the price for the impressive brilliance of the three-man hurdles in the 400-meter hurdles, which witnessed the breaking of the world record, within the postponed Summer Olympic Games (Tokyo 2020), which is currently being held in the Japanese capital until the eighth of this month. Samba, 25, returning from injury, scored his best record this season of 47.12 seconds, but finished fifth in the race behind Norwegian sprinter Carsten Warholm, the first and gold medalist, who broke his world record in 45.94 seconds, while American runner Ray Benjamin went down The second place holder and silver under the previous world record also recorded a time of 46.17 seconds, while the Brazilian bronze medalist Alison Dos Santos achieved a record under the 47 seconds barrier of 46.72 seconds. Samba's personal record in the 400-meter hurdles is 46.98 seconds, and he achieved it in 2018 during the seventh round of the Diamond League Athletics Championships, which was held in the French capital, Paris. The Qatari runner confirmed that he was hoping to get a medal in the 400-meter hurdles at the current Olympic Games (Tokyo 2020), but he is not sad after finishing fifth because he did everything he could and participated strongly, even though he was returning from injury. Samba said, in a press statement, that what he achieved today gives him ambition for the challenge in the future, although he did not achieve the goal he aspired to, which is to win a medal, pointing out that there is a vast difference between what he presented and what the contestants offer, who succeeded in improving their level greatly during the last period. . He explained that he was suffering from injury in the last period, and that he achieved a good number today after suffering a first-degree muscle rupture, noting that the doctors were expecting that he would not be able to catch up with the Olympics. The Qatari runner considered that today's race has become a thing of the past, and that he must now focus and prepare for the upcoming benefits, especially the World Championships next year, and then the 2024 Paris Olympics. (QNA)