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"Are you not entertained?" Dos Santos storms to Ultimate 400m hurdles title

Alison dos Santos delivered another spectacular display in Budapest, claiming the 400-meter hurdles crown at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship on September 13, 2026. 98 seconds, recording the third-quickest time ever run and pulling clear before the finishing obstacle.

40 seconds during just his third hurdles outing of the year, which followed another second-place finish in the flat 400 meters over the same weekend. 10 seconds in fourth position.

94 mark from the Tokyo Olympics, before setting a meet record to earn his third Diamond League trophy in Brussels following prior series wins in 2022 and 2024. Added to his 2022 global title, 2025 world silver, and Olympic bronze medals from Tokyo and Paris, the victory cements his status alongside Brazilian track icons Adhemar Ferreira da Silva and Joaquim Cruz prior to turning 27.