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    Jamaican McLeod runs fastest 110m

    Jamaican Omar McLeod clocked the fastest time of the year to win the 110 metres hurdles at the Drake Relays in Iowa on Saturday as Olympic champion Aries Merritt finished fifth on his return from a kidney transplant.

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    Jamaican Omar McLeod (Image Courtesy: eurosport.com)

    Overcoming rainy conditions and a sodden track at the meeting in Des Moines, McLeod crossed the line first in a world-leading 13.08 seconds.

    American David Oliver, who won gold in the 110m hurdles at the 2013 world championships, came in second (13.31) with London Olympic bronze medallist and Jamaican national record holder Hansle Parchment third (13.42). 

    World record holder Merritt, who was told he would never run again after being diagnosed with kidney disease in 2013, was delighted to finish fifth at his first track meeting since he received a new organ from his sister last September.

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