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Omar McLeod of Jamaica competes during men's 110m hurdles final of 2016 Rio Olympics at Olympic Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Aug 16, 2016. [Photo/Agencies] |
RIO DE JANEIRO - Omar McLeod became Jamaica's first Olympic 110m men's hurdles champion, cruising to victory in the final here on Tuesday.
The 22-year-old clocked 13.05 seconds to finish 12 hundredths of a second ahead of Spain's Orlando Ortega.
France's Dimitri Bascou took bronze in 13.24.
McLeod, who resides in the United States, is competing in his first major international competition.
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