Awesome display sees Wariner take 400m crown

JEREMY WARINER of the United States won the men’s 400 metres title at the world athletics championships in Helsinki last night.

The 21-year-old Olympic champion timed 43.93 seconds, the fastest in the world this season, while compatriot Andrew Rock timed a personal best of 44.35sec and Tyler Christopher of Canada ran a national record of 44.44sec to take the bronze.

“This is unreal. I was a bit tense in the heats as I really wanted the world title to add to the Olympic one but in the race I relaxed and ran a great one,” said Wariner, who even had the time to raise his arm before the finish in celebration.