Warholm Wins 400-Meter Hurdles Race Hit by Environmental Protest in Stockholm

Warholm Wins 400-Meter Hurdles Race Hit by Environmental Protest in Stockholm
Norway's Karsten Warholm competes during the men's 400-meter hurdles competition of the Diamond League gala in Stockholm on July 2, 2023. Fredrik Persson/various sources/AFP via Getty Images
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STOCKHOLM—Norway’s Olympic champion Karsten Warholm won the men’s 400 meters hurdles in a race that was hindered by a protest from environmentalists at a rain-hit Galan Diamond League meet on Sunday.

Three protesters from A22 Network, who interrupted the Swedish final of “Let’s Dance” on TV4 last month, knelt on the track about 10 meters from the finish line, stretching a banner across six lanes, forcing most of the field to run through it.