Qatar’s Samba sizzles in Ostrava, equalling Edwin Moses’ 37-year-old world record
Qatar’s Abderrahman Samba, who recently won two gold medals at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, continues to sizzle.
The Qatari runner set the tracks ablaze at the International Association of Athletics Federations’ (IAAF) Continental Cup in Ostrava, the Czech Republic, yesterday.
He equalled a 37-year-old world record, set by legendary American 400M hurdler Edwin Moses, en route to the gold medal in 47.37sec, reported Qatar Tribune.
As expected Abdelrahman Samba of Qatar smashed Championship Record to win men’s 400m hurdles in 47.37s to score full points for Team Asia-Pacific in @iaafostrava2018 @qatarathletics
Samba, racing as part of Team Asia-Pacific, dominated the men’s race on the first day of the IAAF Continental Cup. He was over a second faster than second-placed Jamaica’s Annsert Whyte (48.46) and Norway’s Karsten Warholm (48.56).
Warholm started the race strongly and appeared to hold a slim lead over Samba until 250M, but once Samba started his move, nobody had a response. The Qatari’s lead kept growing, and the only remaining doubt was who would finish in second and third, according to Gulf Times.
“This is a great season for me. I’m so happy. I don’t want the season to end,” said the delighted runner.
Abderrehman Samba of Qatar expectedly destroyed the field of men's 400m hurdles to give #TeamAsiaPacific its first win in #IAAFOstrava2018
Such an imposing talent this guy is. Already looking a sure shot gold medallist in Tokyo 2020. Will shatter the world record soon
Samba has had a remarkable season where he broke 48sec in every final he ran. It includes victories in six IAAF Diamond League races.
The run in Ostrava was Samba’s ninth sub-48-second time of the season, equalling the record tally achieved by Danny Harris in 1990 and Kevin Young in 1992.
