The 110-meter hurdles is shaping up as one of the biggest showdowns of the 2008 Summer Olympics, as Cuba's Dayron Robles has just broken the world record owned by China's biggest star.
Robles set a new world record by crossing the finish line in 12.87 seconds today in Ostrava, Czech Republic, breaking the previous record of 12.88, set by China's Liu Xiang. Liu is China's biggest star and its best hope of a transcendent performance in Beijing, and today's performance clearly establishes Robles as Liu's biggest rival.
Said the 21-year-old Robles:
"It's such a good time; I wasn't expecting that. Wow! I do not know if I can beat Liu Xiang in Beijing now. But we will see."Robles beat Liu twice head-to-head last year. They won't face each other again until Beijing.
