Chinese Olympic champion and world record holder Liu Xiang is
back at the top of the IAAF Men's 110m Hurdles Rankings after
running second at the World Cup.
The Chinese hurdler moved to the top of the Event Rankings even
though he clocked 12.03 seconds at the World Cup, slower than
former World and Olympic champion Allen Johnson of the United
States, who ran 12.96.
The previous leader, Dayron Robles of Cuba, slipped to second in
the Rankings, followed by American Terren Trammell, while Allen
Johnson moved up to 4th place this week.
In the Men's Overall Rankings, Liu is back in the Top 10 this
week in 7th place, while Johnson jumped from 44th to 19th.
(CRI September 20, 2006)
