Dos Santos transforms with the best seasonal victory in Evgen Benjamin with the best win
In recent times, men’s 400 meters obstacles have seen the best of competition in the footsteps and fields. It has also become one of the most expected exhibitions, thanks to the three-year-old trio over the past five years. But in Evgen, only two of them on this weekend were on the starting line. Alison Dos Santo and Rai Benjamin. The existing world’s record holder Karsten Warholm was missing, but the race is not quality or tension.
Dos Santos, returning to the same Hayvard field, where he won the title of the world in 2022 seemed calm before the gun. He did not beat Benjamin for some time and reached the post on Saturday, his head was greatly in favor of Benjamin, who was 10 victories for both Dos Santos. Opportunities were not in his favor, but he wrote to focus on such a concentration that hints at a larger target of the road.

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400 m obstacle Final, Dos Santos, Brazil, photo, Kevin Morris
When the race started, Benjamin found it difficult as he often did. His STIDE pattern smoothly clicked on the first three obstacles. Dos Santos had been more measured. He remained the back piece of back, slightly background, but never losing in touch. At one time they hit seven, the gap shrill. Nine hindrance they were even. Out of the ultimate barrier, Dos Santos leaned hard and grew. His time, 46.65 seconds, was the fastest of his season, and it is enough to keep Benjamin, which finished 46.71.
It was not an explosion. But it didn’t have to be.
This is more important than what seemed to paper. For Dos Santos, it was a reminder of what he was able to healthy and rhythm. Since his breakthrough in 2021, when he won the Olympic Bronze in Tokyo, Dos Santos is the third name in competition. Warholm has a record: Benjamin Olympic silver and a long list of presentations. But Dos Santos has nothing that has a victory over Benjamin.

What makes Dos Santos persuasively be convincing the ability to present. He rarely spreads in the early races, but he always finds something stretch. This mentality helped him in 2022 gold and seems to return at the right time. If Warholm is really waiting for the World Cup in Tokyo, Prefontaine Classic stare on Saturdays.
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The race also signaled that the podium in Tokyo can’t be as adjusted as it used to be. Benjamin has long been considered as the closest Vazglia challenge. He remains consistent, tough and superior talented. But Dos Santos’ Win Here is pushing the conversation forward. Brazil now holds three victories over Benjamin, each coming to another career point. This one came after the 2023 difficult season, which saw DOS Santos spent months away from the knee injury. He found clearly another outfit.

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After the race, Dos Santos did not say much. His smile was a great part of talking. He knows that one victory does not rewrite the whole story, but it changes energy. This was not a final or world championship of a diagonde league, but a big race in front of a large crowd. Since 2022, it was his first victory over Benjamin, and it came to us on the ground. These details are important.
Tracking and field can be unforgettable. One race and a season can slip. One strong performance and momentum returns. Dos Santos will be in the second half of the year to view faith and more clearly. If Warholm and Benjamin are circulating in September, he is. Now he carries more than anything else. He is proof.
