WORLD U18 BEST! 🌍🔥
🇯🇵 Taiju Goto, just 17 years old, stormed to 48.31 in the heats of the Japanese Championships, breaking the World U18 Best in the 400m hurdles.
The previous mark of 48.89 had stood since 2002, set by South Africa's L.J. van Zyl.
Goto won his heat against senior athletes, qualified for the final, became the first U18 athlete ever under 48.50, and moved to No. 6 on the world U20 all-time list.