Warholm sets world best in 300m hurdles, Duplantis defends his title in Xiamen Diamond League

XIAMEN, China, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Norwegian Karsten Warholm concluded a remarkable week in Xiamen by setting a world best of 33.05 seconds in the newly-introduced 300m hurdles at the 2025 Diamond League opener on Saturday, while Swedish pole vault sensation Armand Duplantis defended his title, though not in peak form. Warholm began his first visit to China and Xiamen a week earlier, having skipped the indoor season to focus on training for the 300m hurdles and aimed to surpass his own world-le