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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.

THE contrast between American and Jamaican sprinting was demonstrated again in the 4x100m relays, where the US team dropped the baton in both the men’s and women’s races.

JAMAICA’S Melaine Walker continued her nation’s stunning Olympics, winning gold in the 400m hurdles in a new Olympic record of 52.64s.