2011.09.08 - 19:41:27 / radiorebelde.icrt.cu. Havana, Cuba.- Setting his season’s best at 13.01, Cuban 110 meter hurdler Dayron Robles showed a clear recovery from his disqualification at the Daegu World Championships, and earned enough points to win the Diamond League race. Robles, Olympic champion and world record holder, ran past the new world champion US Jason Richardson, (13.10) and season’s leader David Oliver (13.26) this afternoon at the last stage of the Diamond League, held in the Swiss city of Zurich.">2011.09.08 - 19:41:27 / radiorebelde.icrt.cu. Havana, Cuba.- Setting his season’s best at 13.01, Cuban 110 meter hurdler Dayron Robles showed a clear recovery from his disqualification at the Daegu World Championships, and earned enough points to win the Diamond League race. Robles, Olympic champion and world record holder, ran past the new world champion US Jason Richardson, (13.10) and season’s leader David Oliver (13.26) this afternoon at the last stage of the Diamond League, held in the Swiss city of Zurich.">

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Dayron Robles Cruises into Diamond League Title

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  • 09 / 09 / 2011

2011.09.08 - 19:41:27 / radiorebelde.icrt.cu. Havana, Cuba.- Setting his season’s best at 13.01, Cuban 110 meter hurdler Dayron Robles showed a clear recovery from his disqualification at the Daegu World Championships, and earned enough points to win the Diamond League race.

Robles, Olympic champion and world record holder, ran past the new world champion US Jason Richardson, (13.10) and season’s leader David Oliver (13.26) this afternoon at the last stage of the Diamond League, held in the Swiss city of Zurich.

This last stage gave doble points to the winners, and Robles made 8 to accumulate 16, three more than runner-up Oliver.

Previously the Cuban hurdler had won the Paris meeting (July 8) and London’s (August 5).

Another Cuban that attended this meeting was vault jumper Yarisley Silva, who finished 5th with 4.632 meters, tying with bronze medallists Yelena Isinbayeva and Fabiana Murer, but with one extra attempt.

Cuban shot putter Carlos Véliz finished 8th with a 20 meter throw, in an event won by World silver medallist Dylan Armstrong.(ACN)

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