Karsten Warholm, of Norway, reacts after winning the men’s 400-meter hurdles final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) ...

Karsten Warholm, the Norwegian reigning world champion and gold medalist in the 400-meter hurdles has a budding rivalry with the American Rai Benjamin. It’s just what track and field needs.

Karsten Warholm of Norway returned to the top of the global medal podium, racing to his third victory in the 400-metres hurdles at the World Athletics Championships on Wednesday.

Norway's defending champion Karsten Warholm cruised into the Olympic 400 metres hurdles final on Wednesday, where he is guaranteed a cauldron of noise after French favourite Clement Ducos also ...

Karsten Warholm, of Norway celebrates winning the gold medal in the Men's 400-meters hurdles final during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023.

Karsten Warholm crushed his own 300-meter hurdles world best time in front of a home crowd in Oslo, Norway on Wednesday, clocking 32.67 seconds.

Karsten Warholm, of Norway, competes in a men's 400 meters hurdles round 1 heat at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. Credit: AP/Martin Meissner ...

Warholm is as good a case study as any of Norway’s success. Watching him now — an Olympic gold medalist, a three-time world champion in the 400-meter hurdles — it seems as if he were born ...

Karsten Warholm, an Olympic gold medalist for Norway, had no patience for environment protesters who disrupted the 400-meter hurdles race on Sunday at the Diamond League in Sweden.

Warholm, Benjamin and dos Santos won gold, silver and bronze, respectively, at the Tokyo Olympics, but it was Benjamin’s time in Paris. "Three years, it has eluded me for so long, this gold medal.

Karsten Warholm, of Norway celebrates winning the gold medal in the Men’s 400-meters hurdles final during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023.