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• 09 / 04 / 2008

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Robles, olympic champion in Beijing and world record holder with 12.87, arrived at the goal in 13.17, and this way he suffered his second setback in the current season, in which he has been under the 13 seconds in six occasions.

The Cuban, 21 years old, lost with Oliver in the meeting of Berlin, held last June 2nd. However, only four days ago, in the penultimate run of the Golden League of Zurich, he was the winner with 12.97 to defeat the American, bronze medalist in the olympic appointment of Beijing.

A wire from the Cuban News Agency quotes press wires that assert that the Jamaican Richard Phillips, in the third position, run in 13.45 seconds who occupied the seventh position in the appointment of the German city, with time of 13.60.

Robles and Oliver are going to compete again in the next appointment of the League on Friday, with headquarters in Brussels.

(Tiempo21.cu)