American Aries Merritt took the 110-meter hurdles Wednesday night at Olympic Stadium in one of the most hotly contested races of the London Olympics.Merritt ran a season-best 12.92, steaming away from teammate Jason Richardson, who finished in 13.04. World record holder Dayron Robles pulled up mid-race with what appeared to be a hamstring pull.The 110 hurdles was arguably the most competitive event of the games. Five of the competitors who entered the opening heats had broken the magic barrier of 13 seconds in the race, something just 14 men in history have ever done. Just three of them survived for the final -- Robles, Richardson and Merritt.Robles, the defending champion, has been hurt for much of the season, and hasn't been able to compete as much as he would have liked coming into the games. But he is the Usain Bolt of hurdles, and few expected him to lose if he was in form. He wasn't, and like China's Liu Xiang, who re-injured his Achilles in the preliminary heat, failed to finish.In other track action, Allyson Felix finally claimed her gold. Twice a silver medalist in the Olympic 200-meter dash, Felix took the lead on the turn Wednesday night and held off all challengers to finish first, in 21.88 seconds. Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was second in 22.09. American Carmelita Jeter, who finished second in the 100 meters at these games, won bronze in 22.14.
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