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Liu Xiang continues impressive hurdle run
Athens Olympic gold medallist Justin Gatlin defended his men's 100 metres title while Allyson Felix won the women's event to make it an American sprint double. Gatlin clocked 10.04 seconds to beat Olusoji Fasuba of Nigeria into second and Christopher Williams of Jamaica into third, with the two both marking 10.13 for a photo finish. World 200m champion Felix won the women's 100m in 11.05, beating her compatriot Me'Lisa Barber and Julia Chermoshanskaiya of Russia. However, undisputed pole vault queen Yelena Isinayeva of Russia failed to clear 4.50 metres. "I was so tired. I have had a lot of competition. I won the summer and winter world championships, I set new world records, and I tried to do my best today, but I couldn't," said Isinbayeva, who also travelled from Shanghai. "It was the first time that I failed to clear 4.50 metres because I usually start from 4.60 or 4.70. I was too tired, so I started from 4.50." Tatiana Grigorieva of Australia won the pole vault with a mark of 4.10 metres.
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