David Oliver flies to 12.90 victory in Eugene - Samsung Diamond League (© Kirby Lee)
In a meet with five world-leading marks, David Oliver was literally and figuratively head and shoulders above the field at the Nike Prefontaine Classic, the sixth event of the Samsung Diamond League.
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The towering Oliver efficiently clicked off a series of crisp barriers to stop the clock at 12.90 in the 110m Hurdles, chopping .03 sec off his 12.93 PB and world leader he ran last week at the USA Championships in Des Moines. In doing so, Oliver equalled Dominique Arnold's national record and tied Arnold at third on the all-time list (with the fourth-best mark, behind Liu Xiang and two marks by current World record holder Dayron Robles).
Like many athletes, David Oliver is a Twitter user, but he may need to change his handle. After his 12.90 110m hurdles race at today's Prefontaine Classic, "doliversub13" looks somehow under-ambitious. Is "doliversub12_9" in use?
Dix upsets Gay at 200m
Walter Dix arrived in Eugene tied with Usain Bolt atop the Diamond Race standings for the 200m, but he's leaving in sole command with two wins. Dix matched the curve of Tyson Gay, back in the blocks after a nagging hamstring issue, and then clawed his way to a narrow lead over the Samsung Diamond League Ambassador on the homestretch. Dix arrived at the line in 19.72, just inches ahead of Gay, whose injury worries did not prevent him from running 19.76.
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