Merritt takes aim at the magic 13-second barrier
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Olympic champion and world record holder Aries Merritt says he finds it a “little strange” no one has dipped below 13 seconds in the 110m hurdles this season and plans to remedy the situation at the world championships next week in Moscow.
Merritt missed much of the early part of the outdoor campaign with a hamstring injury but in his absence the best any of his rivals could muster was the 13.03 by his fellow American David Oliver in Lausanne a month ago.
Now declaring himself fully fit for an assault on the world title in Moscow, Merritt has perhaps forgotten how he distorted the statbook in 2012.
Last year the 13-second barrier was broken 12 times, eight by Merritt. It was an astonishingly consistent run of form in the most technical of events and climaxed with Olympic gold (12.92) and his stunning world record of 12.80 in September.
His best 2013 time of 13.09 in Paris a month ago leaves Merritt fifth in the year’s rankings but he will go into next week’s event as the firm favorite.
“My fitness is great now and training has been great and I finally feel ready to give the fans what they want — that magic barrier of under 13 seconds.”
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