Oliver sizzles in hurdles

18 July,2010 09:38 AM IST |   |  AFP

The stand-out performance of the Diamond League evening, came from Oliver


Paris: The stand-out performance of the Diamond League evening, came from Oliver, who timed the third fastest time ever in the men's 110m hurdles at 12.89sec.


Only Cuban world record holder Dayron Robles (12.87) and China's Liu Xiang (12.88) have gone faster. "It's excellent, I broke the US record and became the third ever under 12.90sec," said Oliver, bronze medallist at the Beijing Olympics. "Records will come when they shouldu00a0-- I'm not thinking about that too much."
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