Virgin Islands athlete and Diamond League champion Kyron A. McMaster, right, had to surrender victory to home favourite and World Champion Karston Warholm in their Diamond League meet in Oslo, Norway on June 13, 2019. Photo: Internet Source

Defending Diamond League 400m Hurdles Champion and Virgin Islands’ talent, Kyron A. McMaster, right, will resume his rivalry with World Champion Karsten Warholm, left, in the Diamond League meet in Oslo, Norway today, June 13, 2019. Photo: Diamond League/File

Kyron A. McMaster had made amends for his early exit in the 2017 World Championships in London by beating a field that included the World Champion Karsten Warholm of Norway at the Diamond League Meet in Zurich, Switzerland on August 24, 2017. Photo: Youtube

On August 30, 2018 Kyron A. McMaster, for the second consecutive year, won the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) 400m Hurdles Diamond League Trophy in Zurich, Switzerland. He narrowly beat World Champion Karsten Warholm. Photo: Provided/File

McMaster matched a fast starting Warholm for the first six hurdles but began to fade badly from the final bend while Warholm, electrified by the sold-out crowd at Bislett Stadium, powered on to victory with a European record in the 400m hurdles with a sensational 47.33 performance.

A badly tightening McMaster finished in 49.12 but was pipped on the line by Ireland’s Thomas Barr by 0.01 of a second.

"It's crazy to run a European record and it's amazing to do it here at Bislett,” said Warholm, who opened his season with a 47.85 win in Stockholm. “My coach thought I would run 47.30 so he was nearly right. I've worked so hard during the winter with the pressure coming at me, so this is a very special feeling, it's the best in the world."

The Gold Coast Commonwealth Champion, McMaster, had entered the race with a Season’s Best 49.37 recorded in Guadeloupe in May 18, 2019.

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McMaster & Warholm to resume rivalry in Oslo Diamond League today

Defending Diamond League 400m Hurdles Champion and Virgin Islands’ talent, Kyron A. McMaster will resume his rivalry with World Champion Karsten Warholm in the Diamond League meet in Oslo, Norway today, June 13, 2019.

McMaster has defeated Warholm in two consecutive years at the Diamond League (2017 & 2018) but today will have to contend with the Norwegian sensation on home turf.

The Gold Coast Commonwealth Champion, McMaster, enters the race with a Season’s Best 49.37 recorded in Guadeloupe in May 18, 2019 while Warholm has run 47.85 this year.

Other notable athletes in today’s showdown are Americans TJ Holmes and David Kendziera and Ireland’s Thomas Barr.

The race is scheduled for 3:32pm.