Student Breaks 110m Hurdles World Record

Night to Tuesday, Ja'Kobe Tharp delivered an amazing performance at the American university championships. In the semifinal, he finished with a time of 12.75, breaking the world record that has stood since 2012 when Aries Merritt set the previous mark of 12.80.

The 20-year-old Tharp, who finished sixth at last year's World Championships in Tokyo, surprised himself with the record. "I didn't intend to set a world record," he told media after his euphoric celebration when he saw the time on the scoreboard. lebandit.lat