Day 3 wrap: Three world leads at Moscow
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The third competition day at the 2013 IAAF World Championships witnessed three world leading results from six finals in the evening session on Monday.
Oliver finally delivers
The 31-year-old veteran David Oliver finally claimed his first title in major competitions as the American hurdler clocked a world leading time of 13.00 seconds to win the men's 110 hurdles.
Oliver, whose 2010 season was nearly unbeatable but who struggled to return to that form in 2011 and 2012, finally got his victory with the biggest winning margin in the event’s history.
"This victory means a world to me. It feels so great to finally put this thing (World Championship gold medal) around my neck, and I will stand on the podium and listen to the national anthem," said Oliver, who showed a solid form with a series of sub-13.10 performances so far this season.
"I think the race was great, as I was ahead, I didn't see what was going on there, but when you cross the line first it means the race was great for you. Of course, there are always some things I can improve on. I knew I had to focus on the last part of the race, just execute it, because it's not a 75m Hurdles race," he added.
Pryce's right
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce served notice in the women’s 100m semi-final round that she was ready to run quickly, and when the final came up she delivered.
The Jamaican was clear of the field by halfway through the race and unchallenged to the tape in 10.71. Murielle Ahoure won the race of the rest, finishing in 10.93 and giving Fraser-Pryce one of the largest margins of victory in World Championships history.
Ohuruogu does it again
Christine Ohuruogu appears to be incapable of winning a global 400m title without leaving the victory to the absolute last moment. It wasn’t until the closing 50 metres of the race that it even looked like Ohuruogu’s traditional closing speed was going to bring her close to Amantle Montsho, who led off the curve.
And yet there was Ohuruogu at the line, and when the results went on the board it was her name first. Montsho was given the same time, 49.41: the gap, in the end, was four thousandths of a second. Ohurougu’s time broke a long-standing national record.
Despite the squeaker of a race in the front, the loudest roar of the 400m came when Antonina Krivoshapka of the host nation, who had run in lane 8, was confirmed as the bronze medallist in 49.78.
Adams dominates
New Zealand's Valerie Adams claimed her fourth world title in a row as she threw a winning mark of 20.88 meters to win the women's shot put in style.
"Yes, I probably made the history becoming the first four-time World champion and I think it's good for women's sport as a whole. I win because I work hard, I work and train only to win. If you do that, then success will eventually come," said Adams.
Christina Schwanitz of Germany hurled a personal best of 20.41m to take the silver while China's Gong Lijiao, bronze medalist at London Olympics, seized the bronze again by 19.95m.
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