?Liu Xiang of China set a new 110 metres
hurdles world record on a stunning night in Lausanne, breaking the
record he shared with Britain's Colin Jackson. Liu scorched to the
finishing line in a time of 12.88 seconds, beating the old mark of
12.91 that he matched in winning gold at the 2004 Athens Olympics.
Jackson ran 12.91 in Stuttgart, Germany, in August 1993.
(China Daily July 12, 2006)