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Omar McLeod wins Jamaica's first hurdles title

2016 Rio Olympics - Athletics - Semifinal - Men's 110m Hurdles Semifinals - Olympic Stadium - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 16/08/2016. Omar McLeod (JAM) of Jamaica, Devon Allen (USA) of USA and Pascal Martinot-Lagarde (FRA) of France compete. REUTERS/David Gray

Jamaica continued its assault on United States dominance of the Olympic track when Omar McLeod gave the Caribbean island its first 110 metres hurdles champion in Rio on Tuesday.

The 22-year-old, the only man to clock below 13 seconds this year, exploded out of the blocks to take a lead that was never threatened and crossed the line in 13.05 to win a title that was once a virtual preserve of Americans.

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