He seemed more surprised than anyone!<br /><br />Karsten Warholm led from the start to win the 400 metres hurdles title in the pouring rain in London on Wednesday, becoming Norway’s first world track champion for 30 years.<br /><br />The 21-year-old former decathlete demonstrated all the strength he has acquired from competing in the multi-event discipline as he led from the first hurdle and held off his pursuers on the home straight to win in 48.35 seconds.<br /><br />Still effectively a novice in this event, the youngster clasped his face in disbelief as it dawned that he had beaten Turkey’s European champion Yasmani Copello into the silver medal position.<br /><br />Warholm also spoiled Olympic champion and favourite Kerron Clement’s dream of becoming the first man to win three world titles at the discipline as the 31-year-old American had to settle for bronze in 48.52.<br /><br />Karsten Warholm’s reaction to winning gold is absolutely priceless. pic.twitter.com/y62qfoRGMd— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) 9 août 2017<br /><br />“I was really happy of course and now my biggest task in the future is to just stay humble and work hard,” Warholm said afterwards, having posted a personal best time of 49.92 seconds.<br /><br />“Today, I felt like I had the chance and I tried to grab it and it went all the way.”<br /><br />Another winner in the rain was American Phyllis Francis who secured a surprise 400 metres gold after Olympic champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo of the Bahamas inexplicably stumbled when seemingly certain of victory.<br /><br />Francis looked out of the medals with 80 metres to go and even after crossing the line, she had no idea she had won.<br /><br />“I have been in this sport for three years professionally so far and to have an individual medal underneath my belt is just such an amazing feeling so I am proud,” she said.<br /><br />AN UNBELIEVABLE FINISH TO THE 400m. Phyllis Francis of usatf gets gold in the last few metres #BeTheNext pic.twitter.com/QL1DiHI0JL— IAAF World Champs (IAAFWorldChamps) 9 août 2017<br /><br />Bahrain’s Salwa Eid Naser, 19, claimed silver and defending champion Allyson Felix of the United States faded to get bronze.<br /><br />That took Felix’s world championship medal haul to 14, matching the record of Jamaican sprinters Usain Bolt and Merlene Ottey. <br /><br />The American’s tally includes nine golds and she could not disguise her frustration at not making it 10 – though she still has the 4×400m relay to come.<br /><br />“I can’t lie, I’m disappointed to lose one gold tonight but the championships is not over yet so we keep going,” Felix said.<br /><br />.@allysonfelix ties the record for the most-ever #IAAFWorlds medals (1️⃣4️⃣), winning BRONZE in 50.08!!!! #TeamUSATF pic.twitter.com/MHdR2ZTTjK— USATF (@usatf) 9 août 2017<br /><br />China’s Gong Lijiao ended her long wait for a global outdoor title when she won the shot put, utterly dominating the competition.<br /><br />Having won silver and bronze medals in the past at the World Championships and Olympics, the gold had always eluded the 28-year-old – until now.<br /><br />Gong controls a wet throwing circle to claim #IAAFworlds shot put goldF
