American LaShawn Merritt obliterated the field including defending champion Jeremy Wariner to win the Olympic men’s 400 metres title by the widest margin since 1896. Merritt sealed a seventh straight gold in the event for the U.S., starting relatively slowly before blasting down the final straight to cross the line in a personal best of 43.75 seconds.

Lo statunitense LaShawn Merritt vince l’oro nei 400 metri in 43″75, suo primato personale; argento Jeremy Wariner, che crolla negli ultimi 50 metri, e bronzo a David Neville, che si tuffa sul traguardo e precede di pochissimo l’atleta delle Bahamas Christopher Brown.