Olympic champion Aries Merritt finally broke Dayron Robles’ four-year-old 110m hurdles world record with a run of 12.80 seconds at the Diamond League meeting in Brussels last night.

Usain Bolt was upstaged by training partner Yohan Blake at the Athletissima Diamond League meeting in Lausanne last night.

Allyson Felix was able to put the disappointment of two consecutive silver medals in the women’s 200 meters to claim the gold medal she so desired last night.

CUBAN Dayron Robles became another high-profile disqualification at the World Championships as he was stripped of his 110m hurdles gold medal.