China's Liu Xiang wins 110 hurdle race in Japan

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China's Liu Xiang wins 110 hurdle race in Japan

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China's Olympic hope Liu Xiang wins 110-meter hurdles at the Seiko Golden Grand Prix meet on Sunday.

06 May,2012 02:44 pm

Liu, the 2004 Olympic champion and 2007 world champion, clocked 13.09 seconds to finish .24 seconds ahead of Omo Osaghae of the United States. American Ronald Brookins was third in 13.69.Considering there was some wind and rain today I am satisfied with the time, Liu said. This was my first outdoor race of the season, so it was a good result.Looking ahead to London, he added: For all athletes, the Olympics are special. There are a lot of strong rivals so you just have to concentrate on your own conditioning and training.Lius victory follows a flawless 60-meter hurdles final in 7.41 seconds at the Birmingham Grand Prix in February to finish almost a tenth of a second ahead of world record-holder Dayron Robles in their first meeting since last years world championships.Allyson Felix of the United States won the womens 100-meter race on Sunday in 11.22, finishing .16 seconds ahead of Melissa Breen of Australia. Chisato Fukushima of Japan was third in 11.39.It was a bit crazy with the weather but I just tried to stay focused, Felix said. You never know what can happen in a major competition like this when the conditions arent ideal.Felix, a two-time Olympic silver medalist over 200 meters, said she is working hard to win the gold in London.I dont feel desperate, I feel very motivated, Felix said. Ive had a lot of time to think about being a silver medalist. Its definitely something that has been making me work hard and hopefully it was all come together.Chinas Su Bingtian beat American competition to win the mens 100-meter race in 10.04, finishing .01 seconds ahead of Mike Rodgers, with Kim Collins third in 10.07.