Wilfried Happio wins the silver medal in the 400 meter hurdles at the European Athletics Championships in Munich. The Frenchman, licensed in Lille, finished second in 48 seconds 56, almost a second and a half behind the untouchable Olympic champion, Karsten Warholm (47 sec 12). This is his first international medal. “It’s an end to the season with a lot of happiness and satisfaction“reacted the athlete who had finished fourth in the event at the worlds in July in the United States.
Another Frenchman, Ludvy Vaillant, finished at the foot of the podium with a time of 48.79 seconds, a breath away from third, the Turkish Yasmani Copello.
Wilfried Happio’s silver medal is the fifth for France since the start of the European Athletics Championships.