Archive · 20 Sep 2025
Rai Benjamin Wins Gold After Hurdle Disqualification Drama
Rai Benjamin was in a race and won!
But, he hit the last hurdle.
They said he was out of the race, but then looked again.
They decided he didn't break the rules and gave him his gold medal back.
Another runner was sad because he was hurt and had a bad race.
Benjamin was happy to finally win a big race.
Rai Benjamin won the 400m hurdles at the World Athletics Championships.
He was initially disqualified for hitting the final hurdle.
The disqualification was overturned after review.
Officials determined the hurdle contact didn't significantly impact another runner.
Karsten Warholm finished fifth due to a poor performance.
- Who
- Rai Benjamin, Alison Dos Santos, Karsten Warholm
- What
- Rai Benjamin initially disqualified, then reinstated as gold medalist in 400m hurdles.
- When
- Friday, September 19, 2025
- Where
- Tokyo, National Stadium
- Why
- Benjamin won the race but was initially disqualified for hitting the final hurdle. The decision was overturned.
- Event
- Men's 400m Hurdles
- Winner
- Rai Benjamin
- Winning Time
- 46.52 seconds
- Initial Decision
- Disqualified for hurdle contact
- Final Decision
- Gold medal reinstated
- Venue
- World Athletics Championships, Tokyo
