Cool to hear the admiration for Warholm from Young, no grudge or resentment from losing his record but just appreciation for hurdling greatness like his own.

@temavero2124

2 жыл бұрын

Love his spirit.

@abasisc5391

2 жыл бұрын

records are meant to be broken

@Pooply21

2 жыл бұрын

Yea hearing that was amazing and beautiful

@vinos1629

2 жыл бұрын

When a record lasts that long you cant even be salty

@dand5829

2 жыл бұрын

Young held the record for 25 years. He wants to pass the baton to the next generation. If records can't be broken then top athletes will pick a different discipline where they have a shot at breaking the record.

“These guys are gonna take it to a whole new level” few weeks later Warholm breaks his new record and runs in the 45s

@Jburneyjr

2 жыл бұрын

Both men's and women's broke their own records by like a half a second

@johnglee51

2 жыл бұрын

45.94 wow!

400m hurdles: 10% physical condition, 10% motivation condition, 80% math skills

@abasisc5391

2 жыл бұрын

so much math, yikes

@berserker13ful1

2 жыл бұрын

And 100% reason to remember the name

@toosas

2 жыл бұрын

@@abasisc5391 counting to 20 aint no joke

@dougerrohmer

2 жыл бұрын

40% physical, 80% will power, 14% maths skills.

@mastaw

2 жыл бұрын

@@hemanthtella8801 Someone missed the joke (c:

And the WR is *crushed* by Karsten in Tokyo 2020. New WR is 45.94.

@Onnarashi

2 жыл бұрын

As a proud Norwegian I feel lucky to have Warholm represent my country.

@khumokwezimashapa2245

2 жыл бұрын

Murdered*

@grahamstrouse1165

2 жыл бұрын

Warholm is one speedy Viking!

it amazes me how an athlete so passionate about his sport don't get upset when his record is broken but interested on where the new generation will take the limit

@scz1770

2 жыл бұрын

I think he gets how impressive what he did was, and how much the next generation has improved on them. It's humble and makes him more respectable tbh

@kupopuffs420

2 жыл бұрын

Athletes are not children. They have sportsmanship

@scz1770

2 жыл бұрын

@@kupopuffs420 youd be surprised how many do not

@victorhopper6774

2 жыл бұрын

as a 69 year old average person i am schocked at what i could do at 18 compared to now.

@jermasus

2 жыл бұрын

Seems like a real humble nice guy

As a very former collegiate 200m sprinter, there is nothing like the 400 hurdles. even the 800m guys would admit this.

@anr101

2 жыл бұрын

Waaat?

@ozamatazbuckshank7467

2 жыл бұрын

Bwoah

@tony6666

2 жыл бұрын

I ran 800m and 110 hurdles and they are the 2 hardest events I've ran in track. I'm usually a distance guy, but I did hurdles for fun and I'm more tired from the 110 hurdles than the 800m even when I give my all.

@90PaMa

2 жыл бұрын

Can confirm, hurdle is almost a different discipline. Did once for fun , never again

@waterproof4403

2 жыл бұрын

Try running a marathon under 2 hours

I used to compete in 110m hurdles. 400m seems like a whole other beast.

@adriancooper78

2 жыл бұрын

Amen.

@bianka94825

2 жыл бұрын

Im only a hobby runner but hats off to you and everyone else who competes in this sport🙌

@jarod144

2 жыл бұрын

Easy

@perplexingperceptions8888

2 жыл бұрын

The 110m hurdle seemed like it was never ending for me.

@ellax325

2 жыл бұрын

I competed in the 400m hurdles in high school. I usually ran the 800m so my endurance made the 400m seem like a breeze in comparison lol

Every-time I think something is impossible, the Olympics prove me wrong. It’s why I love the event, never give up and you will succeed.

@eustache_dauger

2 жыл бұрын

We really should come with hyper Olympics where all forms of doping & performance enhancing technology is allowed, just to see what human body can do

@PremierCCGuyMMXVI

2 жыл бұрын

@@eustache_dauger yeah but it’s not as cool because it’s cheating. Being original is better.

@anonymousmask1208

2 жыл бұрын

@@PremierCCGuyMMXVI The probem is the IOC does allow certain substances. Performance enhancing drugs are a range of products not one or the other, so you can't really be either 100% natural or juiced up. As a result there are always some athletes or camps trying to push the limits/standards set by the committee which will always lead to some dispute over what is and what isn't allowed. In this day and age, nobody is perfectly natural because that simply cannot make you competitive enough.

@jmk5638

2 жыл бұрын

Like... licking your elbows?

@garagesale8003

2 жыл бұрын

Mate, this happened way before the Olympics and had nothing to do with them.

How legendary to hold a world record for almost thirty years. Literally nobody is doing it like him or like he did back in the 90s

@OlJackBurton

2 жыл бұрын

Flo Jo has held 2 records (100m and 200m) for over 30 years, but she probably juiced...

@ParleLeVu

2 жыл бұрын

@@OlJackBurton Almost definitely. Young isn't in the clear either. Early 90's was a PED race between nations.

@ktw70

2 жыл бұрын

The fact that Young's record lasted so long is truly incredible! Also, to the reply guys: Flo Jo's autopsy showed no signs of long term PED use. And I've never heard anything about Young using PEDs, either. Interesting how no one has ever speculated that Warholm is using PEDs...

@victorhopper6774

2 жыл бұрын

@@ktw70 nonsense ,everyone but Athing is suspected.

@david2804me

2 жыл бұрын

Jonathon Edwards is now in his 27th year of holding the triple jump world record....

Watching this after Warholm completely annihilates the record at the Olympics finals with a 45.94s

Anyone here after Warholm annihilated the world record again with a 45.94s. Absolutely Incredible!

@akidk1499

2 жыл бұрын

same

I remember doing this event a couple times in highschool. Incredibly painful, everything is burning at the end of the race.

@prestonmatthews725

2 жыл бұрын

Lol. The 400mh is total madness.

@andrewk5789

2 жыл бұрын

Similar pain as the 800

@EggwithSubscribers-mz9du

2 жыл бұрын

Same as 3200m

@r.i.p.actavis2599

2 жыл бұрын

I thought highschool had the 300m hurdles?

@kirbyluvr2142

2 ай бұрын

@@r.i.p.actavis25992 years late I know😭, but some highschool meets have 400mh :D (unfortunately🥲)

Can't wait for the 400m hurdles in Tokyo, both women and men. Great video! Wish we had the idea for this story 😉.

@alessandrodona4296

2 жыл бұрын

When is it btw?

@AthleticInterest

2 жыл бұрын

@@alessandrodona4296 Men's final is August 3rd and Women's one day later 🔥.

@rohan4109

2 жыл бұрын

@@AthleticInterest Sydney McLaughlin vs Femke Bol....Karsten Warholm vs Rai Benjamin.... We couldn't have asked for a better matchup

@kaisuzuki1158

2 жыл бұрын

@@rohan4109 how are you gonna forget about delilah

@onigbajamo

2 жыл бұрын

@@rohan4109 dalilah is right there

Very true. As a person who's run 400m, I can say that it itself is very demanding, let alone jumping hurdles! Athletes are just superhumans

@peterhuycke1857

2 жыл бұрын

especially brutal when you make the jump from Junior (33') to Senior (36")... and you haven't actually grown...

You all know why we're here today ladies and gentlemen.

@Nutty...

2 жыл бұрын

I don't know why we're here. Why are we here?

@Tech-cy9yo

2 жыл бұрын

i dont know

@arnenesbye2420

2 жыл бұрын

@@Nutty... The wr was crushed by warholm.

I would sit here, with my beer belly and salsa chips, and declaring to the tellie, "Yes, yes. With enough practice, I too can do this." Thank you Vox of disabusing me of that notion.

Running at full speed and jumping over something half your height is just hard in general lol

@fbaallied

2 жыл бұрын

Scary😱

@Skjeggspir

2 жыл бұрын

More than half your height for men, unless you’re 2,28 m tall😉

@oic3237

2 жыл бұрын

@@Skjeggspir I think they are 91.4 cm as per Google 😉 just confirm it because I also don't know which converts to a height 1.82m😉

@Skjeggspir

2 жыл бұрын

@@oic3237 haha ok, I didn’t know the 400 m hurdles were significantly lower than the 110 m hurdles. Then I’m actually more than double their height myself😂

every now and then Vox comes out with a banger

@salmanahjum-mathee9055

2 жыл бұрын

True

@thelurker1330

2 жыл бұрын

Ye

@iansteelmatheson

2 жыл бұрын

wait but it's rare that they dont

@isaiahking6004

2 жыл бұрын

@@iansteelmatheson lol

@chopinfanclub6672

2 жыл бұрын

@@iansteelmatheson that’s a big opinion there

Who is here after Warholm ran 45.94 and destroyed his World Record in the Olympics final?

I don't think Karsten Warholm beat the WR during the olympic trails. It was during a Diamond League Meet.

@chiedzamapondera6499

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah it was that was sydney that broke it during the us trials

@Vox

2 жыл бұрын

You’re right - thanks so much for pointing out the error. We’ve noted it in an info card and the description!

@40kBookSummaries

2 жыл бұрын

So does it still count or is it unrelated? Like does it have to be the Olympics were you break the record or can some 17 year old in Oklahoma have a phenomenal run and break it during a high-school track meet?

@archieman123

2 жыл бұрын

@@40kBookSummaries in theory a WR can be broken at any meet: which has the correct equipment for timing etc. All WR are then ratified for doping etc.

@KickassTechnology

2 жыл бұрын

@@Vox Yeah believe it or not but not everyone is from USA and have Olympic trials.

I love the guy's smile when he talks about the "whole new level" of his follow up athletes.

Warholm beating the record in his second race of the year, in his home country, a month before the olympics has got to be the best feeling

As a prior hurdler, I am so happy the race is being highlighted! It seems there is so much hype given to a lot of other races.

I would think just having to time your jumps while still running as fast as you can makes this event incredibly hard.

@tjibbeettema8759

2 жыл бұрын

by getting a patern in your jumping like the video explains, you already time them automaticly. at the point these people get to the olympics, i bet they barely think about it. it has been practiced so many times that you do it automaticly.

@prestonmatthews725

2 жыл бұрын

One of the hardest event there is and it’s hurdling not jump. Jumping would cause you to use too much energy which you need to complete the race

@irrelevance3859

2 жыл бұрын

400m alone is hard enough. With hurdles is just unimaginable

@devontekuykendall3565

2 жыл бұрын

That's the thing, it happens soooo fast, you are acting almost entirely off muscle memory. It's that difficult.

"Why the 400mh is one of the hardest events" Karsten, Sydney, Rai, Dalilah: LOL

Thank God the 4 hurdles finally getting some recognition

@fender1000100

2 жыл бұрын

Well overdue. We have two superstars in Warholm and Benjamin. That have raced its prestige. It is the one to watch for both the women and men.

The last 100m is a killer I always hated running this event, I'm a great 400m runner, but the 400mh is so technical. Getting over the hurdle isnt even the difficult part, it's the stepping like they explained in the video.

@martinpazienza1816

2 жыл бұрын

How great is your time?

@imbrian151

2 жыл бұрын

@@martinpazienza1816 I'm in highschool rn, I run a 50sec 400m

@morganleflore7720

2 жыл бұрын

What state are you in where highschool run 400m hurdles? 😭 cause I swear we only go up to 300

@fiction4041

2 жыл бұрын

You don't necessarily need good form over hurdles for ih, but you do need speed and a good recovery from hurdling.

@OlJackBurton

2 жыл бұрын

@@morganleflore7720 I think he just runs the open 400. No way a regular high school kid runs the 400m hurdles in 50 seconds...

And the WORLD RECORD is broken again. Warholm is a generational talent.

I am former DI 400m hurdler and DI track coach, and this is the best explanation/break down of the 400H I have ever seen.

Who is here after warholm sub 46 sec run ?

If we could just take a moment to highlight Edwin Moses. Between 1977 and 1987 he won 122 consecutive 400m hurdles races in a ROW, and set the world record 4 times. There's a reason that Young refers to him as "the Master Edwin Moses" here.

Me watching this while laying on the couch , eating chips : 👁️👄👁️ Maybe I can do this too

Vox: 400m hurdles is the hardest. Tokyo 2020: Everyone breaking world records.

On be half of the viewer I would like VOX make more video of Olympic sport. Thank you!!!

@Vox

2 жыл бұрын

More Olympics coverage coming next week - stay tuned!

The stride pattern reminds me of backstroke count in swimming at the flags you need a count to the wall for the turn and if you mis count it can mess up your whole race.

I had to jump over hurdles once and hit my knee on the way over. Never again.

@jm-je4tl

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

If you don't want to puke at the finish line after a 400, you're doing it wrong.

@sluttymctits4496

2 жыл бұрын

Been there, done that. 😂 I only ran it a few times, but it's honestly kind of nice to know that I'm not the only one who would get physically ill afterwards.

Here after Warholm smashed the world record again at Tokyo 2020 🤩🤩🇳🇴

Who’s here after Warholm obliterated the previous record?

@Onnarashi

2 жыл бұрын

I am! Norwegian here, who feels poud of my countryman.

And he just blasted the World Record of his own by a whopping 45.94s. Mind blowing

World record got broken by the first and second-place finisher at Tokyo

I love seeing people who see their record broken and they are fascinated by it. It really shows the passion

Watching this after Karsten Warholm set a new world record in Tokyo today. What a legend! 🇳🇴🇳🇴🇳🇴

You could say they have a lot hurdles to overcome in their sport

@marceline227

2 жыл бұрын

Jail

@carlewen-lewis3305

2 жыл бұрын

Love it haha

@ephsee8669

2 жыл бұрын

Come on bro

@brendan95delany

2 жыл бұрын

Dad? Is that you?

@LizziesLukas

2 жыл бұрын

I hate dad jokes even more after this

That was fascinating! I always thought hurdle races seemed extremely tough and super technical, but I didn't know that it was so specific that athletes are counting their strides. More Olympics videos would be awesome! I'd love to learn about Cricket and Rugby.

Kevin Young you make me proud. I cannot even begin to imagine what's it like to run such a hard race with so much pressure hat off to you ns to all Olympic athletes they are great.

Really interesting topic and well-made video, awesome stuff!

Warholm didn’t break his record in Olympic trials...he broke it in a diamond league meet.

@iansteelmatheson

2 жыл бұрын

yeah they've noted that in the description now

When you think joining sports as profession does not involve Maths…

@timonschneider6290

2 жыл бұрын

I really dont want to seem snobbish or so but counting to like 150 steps or so is really not maths.

@taekatanahu635

2 жыл бұрын

@@timonschneider6290 But how can you count to 150 when you only have 10 fingers! That's impossible.

@tarajh

2 жыл бұрын

@@taekatanahu635 🤣

@Azrael38

2 жыл бұрын

​@@taekatanahu635 I can get to 1023 on 10 fingers. How do you count with your fingers? XD

Vox is killing it with these videos. Good job!

FANTASTIC VIDEO! I love the science that goes into track and field events.

Great explainer - thanks 🙌🏿

whos here after the incredible 400 m hurdles final

New WR 45.95

KARSTEN WARHOLM JUST SMASHED THE WORLD RECORD AND WON GOLD AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES!

This is simply excellent

Coming up next, who will be able to breaking the Usain Bolt 100 meter world record?

@greendro6410

2 жыл бұрын

Imagine someone doing that in 7 seconds

@wss33

2 жыл бұрын

@MattV hahahahahahahaahahah Not on Usain’s worst day, pal.

@zackmurphy937

2 жыл бұрын

Usain bolt is nothing compared to Flash ⚡⚡& Quicksilver 🏁

@archevenault

2 жыл бұрын

@@zackmurphy937 If only they existed. Keep dreaming, I suppose.

@zackmurphy937

2 жыл бұрын

@@archevenault It's a joke,besides no one cares if u get gold , silver or bronze or u break a record, in time every physical sport will be obsolete.

I love so much when people discuss the technicality of a sport.. That means they are not just passionate they are breathing the game

This was SO well done.

And now Warholm has made a bigger mark on history again!!! You need to give the guy props if the bronze medal athelete reached so close to the WR himself!!! Now cos of this video we know... That it wasn't easy 🙌🏾🔥

@OlJackBurton

2 жыл бұрын

Dos Santos beat Young's record...

I've been moving in circles and facing hurdles my whole life, I should be a master of this sport by now.

As an athlete, I'm so happy that this video really explained how hard my sport is.😭❤️

And then Warholm broke his own record 1 week after this video was released. mind blowing.

I adore Karsten Warholm with all my heart, been following the absolute legend for many years now, I managed to hold it together to watch his actual race but then hearing him interview after and say "I know everyone says don't let sport define you but this is all I am and all I do, it's so important to me" broke me, I get it and I'm happy for you if you have other joys outside of sports but for some of us it is all we think about, do, and pass on to others all day long and there's nothing wrong with that 💪💕

Who's here after the Warholm won gold and smashed his own word record

Amazing content!

Great video!

wonderful video!

As a sprint hurdler. I applaud people who runs the 400mh. At first people used to alternate legs. I stuck to the sprint hurdles as I couldn’t alternate. But these folks are killing it now. A 400m is hard enough and then you throw in hurdles. Madness!

Ran both events Thanks for recognizing my Greatness Cheers

Kevin is so cool. Honorable.

this video was super good !!!!

Just under a week after this video was published, Warholm beat his own record by .76 seconds.

I'm glad everyone is using the metric system

Incredible Warholm!

Looking forward for Warholm-Benjamin rivalry for years to come

Warholm brought the record under 46 seconds now. Rai Benjamin, who got silver also went under the previous WR.

The graphics are beautiful as always

Fascinating! A lot of these Olympic sports are mysteries to laypeople like myself because we can't comprehend how difficult they are. I'd love to learn more about others.

@iansteelmatheson

2 жыл бұрын

yeah, and since we tend to only watch athletes at the top level - who make it look relatively easy - it's hard to understand just how tough it is.

Warholem smashes world record....45.94 This is a legendary race in track history🔥🔥🐐🐐🐐

@scz1770

2 жыл бұрын

There's absolutely no shame in holding a world record for almost 30 years until the next generation comes along and smashes it on a track thats more modern. Nobody needs to be ashamed.

@explorelonelyplanet3696

2 жыл бұрын

@@scz1770 ohh sorry, it was a spelling mistake I wrote shames instead of smash..

They just demolished the World Record! Under 46 seconds. Warholm Karsten!

@Onnarashi

2 жыл бұрын

Heia Norge!

Coming from seeing the 400m hurdles in Tokyo 46 low and sub 46 these guys DEFINITELY just took it to another level!!

It is hurt so much when succeed in breaking WR and OR but end up in 2nd place. Hope rai benjamin stay focus for next olympic and get his gold medal like warholm.. best race ever.

Would've been cool if this video contained footage of people actually running this race

@NadirAgha

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe, it has something to do with copyright, but at the same time, Vox should have enough resources for that

@linkinlinkinlinkin654

2 жыл бұрын

not until a year ig, olympics is still going on

@onigbajamo

2 жыл бұрын

@@linkinlinkinlinkin654 The Olympics has nothing to do with it. Athletics will not begin for another 3 days and none of the relevant races they would've used (apart from Young's) were run at any Olympics.

@irrelevance3859

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. The photos are good but a video demonstration/examples would have made more sense

@iansteelmatheson

2 жыл бұрын

@@irrelevance3859 did you not watch the video at 2:25 or 3:05 ? and yeah, copyright for sure is a thing.

Who's here after Warholm went under 46

World record smashed wow

Mr. young is a class act, much respect to him as he tells his story and admires the next generation..

Warholm blasted his own record again, he's a Viking beast.

finally a video using sensible units 👍

Great insight

Great video ^-^

So impressive!

And now Warholm Karsten broke the world record again in the Olympics!

well those guys are really taking to a whole nother level!!! under 46 sec world record!!!

They didnt mention the fact that after a 400m hurdles you feel like your heart is going to explode.

@adam872

2 жыл бұрын

And your legs feel like they've got two bags of cement attached to them. It's very difficult getting over that last hurdle.

Just shows you how good Ed Moses was. His WR of 47.02 stood for nearly 9 years until Kevin Young broke it in a time of 46.78. Never thought anyone would ever get near it, so well done to Warholm Karsten. Unbelievable time.

Now he's broken that World Record

I used to run the 400H in high school and I completely agree. It also requires that you save energy for the last hurdles and because of that, it is the hardest event.

4:28 Always cool to see Tom Holland pursuing his dream

Here after Warholm just smashed this record with a 45.94!!