US' Grant Holloway reacts after competing in the men's 110m hurdles semi-final during the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on September 16, 2025. (Photo: AFP)
September 16, 2025
Tokyo 2025: Defending champion Holloway out of world 110m hurdles final
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Grant Holloway’s bid for a fourth consecutive world 110m hurdles title came crashing to a halt when he could only finish sixth in his semi-final in Tokyo on Tuesday.
The Olympic champion, 27, has not been his dominant self this season, and it showed at Tokyo’s National Stadium.
The American enjoyed a good start, but floundered badly in the closing 30 metres in a semi-final won by Jamaican Tyler Mason in 13.12 seconds.
Holloway’s United States teammate Cordell Tinch has undeniably been the class act of the season.
He advanced to the final scheduled for 1320 GMT along with Japan’s Rachid Muratake — a finalist at last year’s Paris Olympics who is hitting his strides at just the right time.
