Jamaica's Omar Mcleod (C) celebrates winning the final of the men's 110m hurdles athletics event at the 2017 IAAF World Championships at the London Stadium in London on August 7, 2017.
August 7, 2017
#London2017: Jamaica’s Omar McLeod wins world 110m hurdles
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Jamaica’s Omar McLeod added the world 110 metres hurdles title to his Olympic crown in London on Monday.
The 23-year-old led from start to finish to take the title in 13.04 seconds from defending champion Sergey Shubenkov with Balazs Baji of Hungary taking a surprise bronze.
World record holder Aries Merritt’s dream of winning at least a medal two years after a kidney transplant were dashed as he finished fifth.
Fellow Jamaican Hansle Parchment finished outside the medal tally.
