Dayron Robles of Cuba won a tight 110-meter hurdles final on Monday, just beating Jason Richardson of the United States at the line at the world championships.
The Olympic champion started fast but soon had Liu Xiang on his right shoulder and Richardson coming up fast on the other side, two lanes away. Xiang finished third.
Robles won in 13.14 seconds, followed by Richardson in 13.16 and Liu in 13.27.
Ennis leads heptathlon
Defending champion Jessica Ennis moved into the lead after four events in the heptathlon on Monday at the world championships.
The Briton finished first in her 200-meter heat and finished the opening day of competition with 4,078 points. Tatyana Chernova of Russia was second with 3,927 points while Hyleas Fountain of the United States was third with 3,887.
“I wanted to run a really strong 200 and knew the girls wanted to get some more points,” Ennis said. “I was really pleased with that.”
Ennis was out of action for seven weeks earlier this season with an ankle injury but has looked strong since returning to competition in mid-May.
