Dayron Robles' world record in the 110-meter hurdles took the focus Usain Bolt's bid to increase his status as the world's fastest man at the Golden Spike meet on Thursday night. Robles clocked 12.87 seconds, taking 0.01 seconds off the previous mark set by China's Olympic and world champion Liu Xiang in 2006 at Lausanne. Robles was well clear of the field, beating Terrence Trammell of the United States into second place at 13.21 and Ukraine's Sergey Demiduk into third in 13.42. The 21-year-old Robles, born in Cuba's eastern province of Guantanamo, just missed the podium by finishing fourth at the world championships last year and does not have a major international medal. But now he appears to be one of Cuba's best hopes for the Beijing Olympics. “It is such a good time, I did not expect that. Wow!” Robles said. “Thanks Ostrava! I am very happy and satisfied. I do not know if I can beat Liu Xiang in Beijing now. But we will see.” Bolt won the 200 meters in 19.83 seconds, a world leading time for the season in what was his first appearance in his favorite event this year. But he was a half second outside what he needed to set world records in consecutive meets. Bolt, who set the 100m record at 9.72sec last month in New York, is yet to decide whether to run 100m or 200m in Beijing. Croatia's world champion Blanka Vlasic produced her season's best high jump performance at 2.05 meters. She set the bar at 2.10, one centimeter over the world record, but missed three times. Jeremy Wariner, the Olympic and world champion over 400m, tackled the 300 meters world record but at 31.72 was well outside the mark of 30.85 set by his mentor Michael Johnson in 2000. Dire Tune of Ethiopia has set a world best in the women's one-hour race by running 18.517 kilometers, improving the previous mark of 18.340 kilometers set in 1998 by Tegla Loroupe of Kenya. The Boston Marathon champion completed the rarely run race Thursday in warm weather at the Ostrava stadium, using four-pace setters. Tirunesh Dibaba, who set the women's world record in the 5,000m last week, won the 10,000m here in 31 minutes, 03.37 seconds, well off record pace. In other results, Derek Atkins of the Bahamas won the 100 meters at 10.08 from Brian Dzingai of Zimbabwe and Paul Capel of the United States. In 100 meters hurdles Lolo Jones of the United States won at 12.69 seconds, beating compatriot Candice Davies who stayed 0.11 seconds behind. Christine Obergofoll of Germany won the javelin at 67.72 meters, upsetting local favorite Barbora Spotakova who finished second at 66.91. Sudanese teenager Abubaker Kaki Khamis, the world indoor champion, produced another thrilling victory in the 800 meters, clocking 1:43.80 ahead of Kenyan teenager David Rudisha (1:44.47). World champion Christine Ohuruogu of Britain won her first 400 meter race of the year, clocking 51.06. Another Briton, Martyn Rooney, won the men's race in 45.32.
