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| China's Liu Xiang, world record holder and
Athens Olympic champion, leaps over the hurdle during the men's 110-metre
hurdles at the IAAF Japan Grand Prix in Osaka May 6, 2006.（Xinhua
Photo) | OSAKA, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Olympic champion
Liu Xiang of China stormed to take the men's 110-meter hurdles title at the
Osaka Grand Prix here on Saturday.
In his first race since November, Liu clocked a
winning time of 13.22 seconds for his third straight victory here.
Liu, who sprained his ankle in February before the
start of the domestic indoor season, was happy about his performance.
"Coming off the injury I didn't expect such a good
time today. But I always believe in my ability and today is proof of that," he
said.
The men's 100m title went to world and Olympic
champion Justin Gatlin of the United States, who timed 9.95 seconds in his first
individual race of the season.
Gatlin has said one of his goals this season will be
to break Jamaican Asafa Powell's world record of 9.77.
"I wanted to go sub-10, and to do that in my first
meet sets a good tone for breaking the world record," said Gatlin.
American Allyson Felix retained her title in the
women's 100 meters with a time of 11.11. Enditem
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