Eugene. Karl Bengstrom easily advances to the semi-finals of the 400 hurdles.
He finished third in the test round with a time of 49.64.
But also remember how much it takes to reach the final.
– I’m satisfied, it’s a good race, says Svet then.
Karl Bingstrom In her first major international tournament, the goal is not immediately modest.
– No, the goal is the World Cup final, he said all the time.
Now he is on his way.
He was a sensation at home, when he won the World Cup bronze at home in the 400 easy in Belgrade in mid-March.
The time 45.33 already points to a possible Swedish record with obstacles in the way.
– Bingstrom said then that this summer’s record-breaking race is losing.
That was Sven Nylanders 47.98 of the 1986 Atlanta Olympics, and he’s now one of the oldest athletes ever.
Nobody wants to see her defeated better than Sven Nylander himself.
No, I hope it works. It’s time to break that record now, Nylander told Sportbladet ahead of the World Cup.
She started off well in her first competition of the season in the 400 hurdles, here in Eugene on May 28, when Karl Bengstström set a personal and Swedish U-23 record with 48.52.
In the other three competitions he fought then and before the World Cup, he was nowhere near then and in this heated experience there was no need for record times to move forward.
for no one.
The big three nominees Carsten Warholm, Ray Benjamin and Alison dos Santos advanced in their heats in just over 49 seconds.
Only in the semi-finals will he disappear in earnest.