Merritt sees 110m record lowered 'soon'
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May 14, 2013, Tuesday
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OLYMPIC 110m hurdles champion Aries Merritt said in an interview published yesterday that he believes his world record at the distance could soon be lowered.
"I think that the world record will come down below 12.8secs. Soon," he was quoted as saying in French sports newspaper L'Equipe.
"Many of us can run 12.9 and a lot are working hard to break the record and the magic number 12.8," the 27-year-old American added.
Merritt, who will compete in the Diamond League in Shanghai this Saturday, shattered the previous record of 12.87 seconds held by Cuba's Dayron Robles at the final Diamond League meeting last September in Brussels.
Robles set the former world best in Ostrava, the Czech Republic, in 2008 - 0.01 seconds quicker than China's Liu Xiang in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 2006.
Merritt made his season's debut in the Drake Relays on April 27 but was beaten by five hundredths of a second by Jamaica's Andrew Riley, who won in 13.43secs.
Meanwhile, sprint legend Usain Bolt will compete at the Zurich Diamond League in August, the Jamaican athlete confirmed yesterday.
"I am excited to go back to Zurich. I love the electric atmosphere at the stadium and both the competition and the events during the week of the meeting are always extremely well-organized," he said in a statement on the International Association of Athletics Federations website.
"I think that the world record will come down below 12.8secs. Soon," he was quoted as saying in French sports newspaper L'Equipe.
"Many of us can run 12.9 and a lot are working hard to break the record and the magic number 12.8," the 27-year-old American added.
Merritt, who will compete in the Diamond League in Shanghai this Saturday, shattered the previous record of 12.87 seconds held by Cuba's Dayron Robles at the final Diamond League meeting last September in Brussels.
Robles set the former world best in Ostrava, the Czech Republic, in 2008 - 0.01 seconds quicker than China's Liu Xiang in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 2006.
Merritt made his season's debut in the Drake Relays on April 27 but was beaten by five hundredths of a second by Jamaica's Andrew Riley, who won in 13.43secs.
Meanwhile, sprint legend Usain Bolt will compete at the Zurich Diamond League in August, the Jamaican athlete confirmed yesterday.
"I am excited to go back to Zurich. I love the electric atmosphere at the stadium and both the competition and the events during the week of the meeting are always extremely well-organized," he said in a statement on the International Association of Athletics Federations website.
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