Dayron Robles
Ex-Olympic champ Robles 'no longer wants to run'
Jan 24, 2013 13:16 EST
Former Olympic 110m hurdles champion and world record holder Dayron Robles "no longer wants to compete" and has withdrawn from Cuba's track and field squad, a Cuban athletics official said Thursday.
Bolt rounds off amazing season with victory
Sep 07, 2012 15:29 EDT
Jamaican sprint sensation Usain Bolt overcame a terrible start to round off his season with a victory in 9.86sec in the 100m at the Diamond League meet here on Friday.
American Merritt sets new world 110m hurdles record
Sep 07, 2012 14:49 EDT
American Aries Merritt set a new world record of 12.80 seconds in the 110m hurdles at the Diamond League meet here on Friday.
Merritt leads US one-two in 110m hurdles
Aug 08, 2012 17:25 EDT
Aries Merritt led a US one-two in the men's Olympic 110m hurdles on Wednesday as Cuba's defending champion Dayron Robles pulled up injured halfway through the race.
American Merritt wins 110m hurdles
Aug 08, 2012 16:21 EDT
American Aries Merritt won the men's Olympic 110m hurdles on Wednesday in a personal best of 12.92sec.
Merritt leads favourites into 110m hurdles final
Aug 08, 2012 14:42 EDT
American Aries Merritt raced a scorching 12.94sec to lead all the favourites, including defending Olympic champion Dayron Robles, into Wednesday's 110m hurdles final.
China's Liu Xiang set for London surgery
Aug 08, 2012 12:02 EDT
Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang will go under the knife in London on Wednesday after a serious Achilles tendon tear put him out of the London Olympics, an official said.
Liu crashes out in new Games heartbreaker
Aug 07, 2012 07:22 EDT
Liu Xiang's bid to banish his Beijing Olympics nightmare ended in disaster Tuesday as the Chinese athletics icon crashed out of the 110m hurdles when he smashed into the first barrier.
Liu, Bolt set to light up Olympics track
Aug 07, 2012 04:58 EDT
Chinese track idol Liu Xiang returns to Olympic duty on Tuesday, four years after his Beijing dream was shattered, while 100m champion Usain Bolt begins the defence of his 200m title.
Hurdler Liu looking to put Beijing pain behind him
Aug 06, 2012 21:51 EDT
Chinese athletics icon Liu Xiang is determined to erase memories of his traumatic experience at the Beijing Games and regain his 110 metres hurdles Olympic title in London.
World record needed to win 110m hurdles - Richardson
Jul 31, 2012 15:37 EDT
Reigning world champion Jason Richardson is in no doubt about what it will take to win the men's Olympic 110m hurdles - a world record.
Chinese athlete leaves 'cold' London for Germany
Jul 17, 2012 06:32 EDT
England's miserable summer weather has prompted Chinese athletics star Liu Xiang to leave London and complete his pre-Olympics training in Germany, the China Daily said Tuesday.
China's Liu Xiang plans to send pre-Olympic warning
Jul 12, 2012 22:58 EDT
China's Liu Xiang plans to celebrate his birthday by sending a warning to his Olympic 110m hurdles rivals on his first appearance at the London Grand Prix on Friday.
US hurdlers run to test Liu, Robles at London
Jun 27, 2012 20:08 EDT
Four of the world's best 110-meter hurdlers will try to book trips to London this weekend at the US Olympic Track and Field Trials but at least one of them will not qualify in the event.
Blake, Jeter set pace at New York meet
Jun 09, 2012 01:10 EDT
World 100-meter champions Yohan Blake of Jamaica and Carmelita Jeter of the United States are among the stars set to race at the Diamond League meet in New York on Saturday.
Blake, Jeter set pace at New York meet
Jun 07, 2012 15:49 EDT
World 100-meter champions Yohan Blake of Jamaica and Carmelita Jeter of the United States are among the stars set to race at the Diamond League meet in New York on Saturday.
Robles out, Gay in at US meet
Jun 05, 2012 16:48 EDT
Cuba's Dayron Robles, the reigning Olympic champion and world record-holder in the 110-meter hurdles, will not compete in the Diamond League athletics meet on Saturday, organizers announced on Tuesday.
Liu equals 110m hurdles record in wind-aided run
Jun 02, 2012 17:27 EDT
China's Liu Xiang charged to victory in the 110 metres hurdles at the Diamond League's Prefontaine Classic, holding off a star-studded field to equal the world record with a wind-aided 12.87sec run.
Liu Xiang stays modest ahead of Olympics
May 19, 2012 22:46 EDT
Chinese athletics superstar Liu Xiang is playing down expectations for his performance at the London Olympics despite setting a season's best time in the 110m hurdles on Saturday.
Lightning Liu strikes Olympic form for 110m hurdles
May 19, 2012 11:06 EDT
China's Liu Xiang put himself in pole position for the Olympic 110m hurdles Saturday as he beat the world outdoor and indoor champions with a season-leading 12.97sec at the Shanghai Diamond League meet.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
 Robles leading the 110 metre hurdles final at the Beijing Olympics | ||
| Men’s athletics | ||
Competitor for the  Cuba | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 2008 Beijing | 110 m hurdles |
| World Indoor Championships | ||
| Silver | 2006 Moscow | 60 m hurdles |
