Ryan Brathwaite of Barbados wins men's 110-meter hurdles at world championships
Associated Press
08/20/09 3:50 PM EDT
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| From left, United States Terrence Trammell, Barbados' Ryan Brathwaite and United States' David Payne cross the finish line of the Men's 110m hurdles final during the World Athletics Championships in Berlin on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009. Brathwaite won the gold medal. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) (AP) |
BERLIN — Ryan Brathwaite of Barbados won the 110-meter hurdles in a photo finish at the world championships.
Brathwaite hit the first hurdle Thursday but ran a clean race the rest of the way, earning gold with a dip at the line to finish in 13.14 seconds.
Terrence Trammell of the United States took silver in 13.15, and American teammate David Payne picked up the bronze.
The finals were missing the event's two biggest stars. Olympic champion and world-record holder Dayron Robles of Cuba failed to make it into the final, pulling up injured after hitting the first three hurdles in his semifinal heat. Defending world champion Liu Xiang of China is still out with an injury.
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BERLIN (AP) — Olympic champion Dayron Robles of Cuba failed to make it into the final of the 110-meter hurdles at the world championships, pulling up injured after hitting the first three hurdles in his semifinal heat.
The world-record holder had been battling a hamstring injury the past few weeks and struggled in the earlier heats. After the third hurdle on Thursday, he cried out in agony, grabbed his leg and pulled up.
Defending champion Liu Xiang of China is not competing in Berlin because of injury.
