Chinese Olympics champion Liu Xiang set a world record of 12.88 seconds
in the men's 110 meters hurdles at a Super Grand Prix meeting in
Switzerland on Tuesday.
Liu erased 0.03 seconds off the previous record he shared with
Britain's Colin Jackson.
"Switzerland is my lucky place," he said referring to his first
win at a Grand Prix meeting in 2002.
American Dominique Arnold finished second in a time of 12.90
seconds, while his compatriot Terrence Trammell came in third in
13.02 seconds.
In other events, former double Olympics sprint champion Marion
Jones from the US produced her second sub-11 seconds 100m race in
three days with a 10.94 seconds win.
She was followed by American teammates Me'Lisa Barber and Torri
Edwards, who finished at a time of 11.03 seconds and 11.07 seconds
respectively.
Leonard Scott led from the front to win the men's 100m race in
10.05 seconds.
Olusoji Fasuba of Nigeria came in second in 10.09 seconds, and
Michael Frater of Jamaica clocked 10.09 seconds for third
place.
Kenya's Janeth Jepkosgei shook off a spirited challenge from
three-time world champion Maria Mutola to win the 800m event in one
minute 56.66 seconds. Mozambique's Mutola was second with a time of
1:56.77.
(Xinhua News Agency July 12, 2006)
