Kyron McMaster Takes Silver For The BVI – Clocks 47.34 Seconds In The 400m Hurdles At World Athletics Championships

In his third World Athletics Championships appearance, British Virgin Islander track star today won a silver medal in the 400m hurdles in Budapest, Hungary.

He crossed the final line in 47.34 seconds, behind Karzten Warholm who won his third World title with a time of 46.89 seconds.

American Rai Benjamin secured the third spot stopping the clock at 47.56 seconds, while defending champion Alison dos Santos crossed the finish line in fifth in 48.10 seconds.

McMaster has cemented his place in history on August 23 as the first British Virgin Islander to win two medals at the World Athletics Championships.

In 2016, he won a bronze medal at the World Under-20 Championships.

The sprinter, who came fourth in the 400m hurdles final at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, ran in lane 8 this afternoon.

On August 22, he won his semifinal recording a time of 47.72 seconds.

McMaster is a two-time Commonwealth Gold medalist and two-time World Championships finalist with a personal best and seasonal best of of 47.08 and 47.26, in that order.

He also holds the BVI’s national record in that event.

The World Athletics Championships kicked on August 19 and will conclude on August 27.

Norway’s Karsten Warholm (C), British Virgin Islands’ Kyron Mcmaster (L) and USA’s Rai Benjamin race to the finish line in the men’s 400m hurdles final during the World Athletics Championships at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest on August 23, 2023. (Photo by Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP) (Photo by ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP via Getty Images)

Norway’s Karsten Warholm clears a hurdle between British Virgin Islands’ Kyron Mcmaster (L) and USA’s Rai Benjamin (R) in the men’s 400m hurdles final during the World Athletics Championships at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest on August 23, 2023. (Photo by Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP) (Photo by ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP via Getty Images)