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Olympics: Merritt leads US one-two in 110m hurdles

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Aries Merritt of United States won the men's Olympic 110m hurdles gold medal.

Aries Merritt led a US one-two in the mens Olympic 110m hurdles on Wednesday as Cubas defending champion Dayron Robles pulled up injured halfway through the race.Merritt, the fastest hurdler in the world this season, clocked a personal best of 12.92sec, the second fastest time in Olympic history.His time beat the 12.93sec that the American has run three times this year and the 12.94sec he timed in the semis.Merritts US teammate Jason Richardson, the shock world champion from last year in Daegu, claimed silver in 13.04sec, while Jamaican Hansle Parchment took a surprise bronze in a new national record of 13.12sec.Defending champion Robles failed to finish the explosive race after clipping a hurdle that left him clutching his leg in anguish.The final was already marked by the absence of Chinas 2004 Olympic champion Liu Xiang, who crashed out in the first round on Tuesday.