FLASH – Aries Merritt (USA) läuft in Brüssel über 100 m Hürden mit 12.80 sec neuen Weltrekord.

FLASH – Aries Merritt (USA) läuft in Brüssel über 100 m Hürden mit 12.80 sec neuen Weltrekord.

Das Finale der Diamond-Leaguein Brüssel  war mit 47.000 Zuschauern ausverkauft.

USA Track & Field – Merritt shatters world record in Brussels, Americans grab three more Diamond League series wins

USA Track & Field – Aries Merritt world record national media teleconference excerpts

Stats by Ken Nakamura: 

In Bruxelles

10000m
Chepkok, Kipkemoi and Demelash became 44th, 45th, and 46th, runner to crack 27 min at 10000m

110mH
Merritt ran 8th sub-13 of the season, the most ever in a single season bettered 7 by Robles from 2008

Merritt needs 3 more to tie career total high for sub-13, 11 by Allen Johnson

Merritt improved the WR by 0.07 second, largest auto-time improvement since Nehemiah improved from 13.16 to 13.00 in Westwood (I was there)