Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles

Turkish sprinter wins silver at World Athletics Championships

Yasmani Copello Escobar of Turkey won silver in the men's 400 meter hurdles at the World Athletics Championships in London on Aug. 9, giving his country its first medal at this year's competition.        

Escobar finished in a time of 48.49 seconds, behind Norway's Karsten Warholm who took gold in 48.35 seconds.