London Aug 7 (IANS) Olympic champion Omar McLeod qualified for men s 110 metres hurdles final of the IAAF World Championships with a top finish in the semi-finals.
The Jamaican hurdler on Sunday clocked 13.10 seconds to sit atop all semi-finalists. World record holder Aries Merritt also went through with 13.25 seconds reports Xinhua news agency.
Defending champion Sergey Shubenkov an authorised neutral athlete after Russian federation s suspension from international competitions by the IAAF also made into the final as his 13.22 seconds was among two fastest times.
China s Xie Wenjun ranked group third in 13.36 seconds and crashed out from the contest.
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