DAEGU, SOUTH KOREA — They are the three fastest 110-meter hurdlers in history, and for a change, Dayron Robles, Liu Xiang and David Oliver (Howard University) are all in the same place.
“It’s probably the best field ever assembled,” said Vin Lananna, head coach of the U.S. men’s team at the world track and field championships. “I think it’s going to be a dogfight.”
With all three men advancing comfortably Sunday in their heats, the final on Monday still has a fine chance to be the race of these championships. Though Robles’s world record of 12.87 seconds remains unlikely to fall, it is hardly unthinkable with this much talent sharing space and the same objective on the new blue track in Daegu Stadium.
“One mistake and you are dead,” Robles said.
110m Hurdles Men Heat 3 WC Athletics Daegu 2011
David Oliver USA 13.27 Q
Fan Jiang CHN 13.47 Q (PB)
Andrew Riley JAM 13.47 Q
Dimitri Bascou FRA 13.51
William Sharman GBR 13.52
Héctor Cotto PUR 13.60 Lehann Fourie RSA 13.86
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