Pakistan, June 14 -- Norwegian hurdling great Karsten Warholm destroyed his own world best time in the rarely run 300 meters hurdles at the Oslo Diamond League meeting on Thursday, chasing down American Rai Benjamin in a stunning finish.

Roared on by the home crowd, the 2020 Olympic champion came off the corner behind Benjamin but roared past the man who had beaten him for Olympic gold last year in Paris to finish in a blistering 32.67 seconds, breaking his previous mark of 33.05 set in April.

Warholm ripped off his shirt and spun it around his head in delight when his record time flashed on the Bislett Stadium screen.

"I never really went away of course, but it is good to be back for sure," Warholm said. "I usually fade at the end of ...