Shanghai Diamond League: Omar McLeod wins 110m hurdles
Olympic and world champion Omar McLeod surprised himself by edging the men's 110-metre hurdles at a rain-drenched Shanghai Diamond League on May 12.
By : migrator
Update: 2018-05-13 16:33 GMT
The Jamaican narrowly defeated Orlando Ortega of Spain by one hundredth of a second in an ordinary 13.16 seconds to capture his third successive victory in Shanghai.
"I was kind of overcome with emotions because I've been through a lot this season," McLeod said. "I was hurt a month ago (with an unspecified injury). I still was feeling some slight pain, but I was like, 'I'm here.'"
McLeod, who skipped the Commonwealth Games, admitted after the race he's still not fully fit.
"My leg is a little bit sore but my body's in shock because it's just fatigue and I haven't been able to do a 110 workout in like a month," he said. "It's just a lot of emotions."
In the final race of the night, British sprinter Reece Prescod won the men's 100 in dramatic fashion in 10.04 seconds. It was initially believed Chinese sprinter Su Bingtian won, but video replay showed Prescod came out of nowhere in lane nine to narrowly defeat the fan favorite.
Chinese sprinter Xie Zhenye was third, and world champion Justin Gatlin was seventh.
Olympic gold medalist Brianna McNeal won the women's 100 hurdles in a meet record 12.50. U.S. women finished 1-2-3-4, with Sharika Nelvis and Kendrick Harrison filling out the podium.
"I kind of got behind in the middle, but I just tried to keep my composure and try to finish strong," McNeal said.
Bahamian sprinters had a strong night as well.
Shaunae Miller-Ouibo won the women's 200 in 22.06, and Steven Gardiner set a 400 meet record of 43.99 to beat out Botswana's defending Diamond League and Commonwealth champion Isaac Makwala.
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