导出博客文章RIO DE JANEIRO -- University of Oregon multisport star Devon Allen finished
fifth in the mens 110-meter hurdles final Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro in the first
time the Americans have been shut out of a medal in the event.Omar McLeod, the
world indoor champion, converted his season dominance of the 110m hurdles into
an Olympic gold medal, a first for Jamaica in the event.Add the hurdles to the
growing list of things the tiny Caribbean Island is dominating. McLeod said he
fed off the medal-winning performances of Usain Bolt in the mens 100 and Elaine
Thompson (gold) and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (bronze) in the womens 100.You see
them go out and represent themselves and represent their country, have fun --
and they win. They harness medals, McLeod said. You want to do the same thing.
Its contagious. You want to feel how it feels. I felt how it feels.Could McLeod
turn into the Bolt of the hurdles?Well see, he said. The feeling is
indescribable. I dont know whats going through my mind right now. I need to go
back and just recite it a couple times, saying, Youre an Olympic
champion.McLeod, who was a track standout at the University of Arkansas before
turning pro, gained the lead quickly and pulled away as he won in 13.05
seconds.?Cuban-born Orlando Ortega of Spain took silver in 13.17 seconds, and
Dimitri Bascou of France won bronze in 13.24. Ortega gave Spain its first medal
in track and field since 2004.I was just thinking, Come on. Go. Go finish,
Ortega said. I see the [big screen] TV and see my second place. I cant believe
this moment.Allen said he didnt run the technical race hed hoped for but was
proud of a top-five finish.?For it being my first international competition, as
well as my first Olympics, I think I did well, he said. In hurdles, there are
barriers, and theyre in the way, and its about maneuvering and managing those
barriers, and my body position wasnt as great as I would have wanted it to be,
and thats why I wasnt as fast.The Ducks wide receiver said he plans to wind down
and enjoy the last few days in Rio with his family before?he joins
his?Oregon?football teammates on the practice field.Ill probably be the
best-shaped athlete on the field right now, Allen said with a laugh.Allen had
nine catches for 94 yards last season for the Ducks as he eased back into action
after tearing a ligament in his right knee during the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1, 2015.
He said it wont take him long to get up to speed on the football field, and hes
already at his playing weight of 185 pounds (84 kilograms). Still, rest might be
a good thing.Jumping back in, it could work, Allen said. But maybe resting will
make for a better athlete in the long run. Eventually, Ill get back in
there.During the U.S. Olympic track trials, Allens high school track coach, Tim
ONeil, said the 21-year-old has the potential to break the world record of 12.80
seconds.?Asked about ONeils claim following his fifth-place finish Tuesday,
Allen said the record is still in sight.?I think thats something I am going to
be doing in the next couple years, he said. This is my fifth year hurdling, and
you see a lot of guys -- it takes technique to hurdle, and that takes time. The
world record gets broken at later ages.Aries Merritt was 27, and Liu Xiang was a
little older. It takes time, and I got nothing but time.There were quite a few
tumbles and falls in the hurdles Tuesday. Haitis Jeffrey Julmis smacked into the
first hurdle in his semifinal heat, tumbled over it and took the hurdle right
along with him. Then he got back up and finished to a roar from the crowd.It
didnt make sense to go down as a sore loser, Julmis said. The Olympic spirit --
finish the race.Information from ESPNs?Alyssa Roenigk?and The Associated Press
was used in this report.?
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driver should try it or should run it before 2017. Every driver should give an
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this is the most common sense thing to do, even though at the end they probably
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2017 well have nothing on the car so it opens the question of what happens if
something happens in 2017?I think Halo could be - in my opinion - a solution
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