When is 110m hurdles final

He remains the only man who has broken 13 seconds this year. And for the first five hurdles of the Olympic final, it all seemed to be going to plan for Holloway. The US year-old was almost a metre clear of the field and appeared poised to claim his first Olympic gold medal.

But he tightened noticeably over the second half of the race, losing his rhythm and labouring over the hurdles. He took all his momentum from the final clearance and drove through to the finish line to win in Holloway looked off-balance as he landed after the 10th hurdle and only just held on to the silver medal Holloway looked stunned at the outcome.

He had not lost a sprint hurdles race since August last year. Rio Olympic bronze medallist Parchment, by contrast, had only just scraped into the Jamaican Olympic team, finishing third at his national trials in He had not broken The year-old Jamaican had not run this fast since the World Championships in Beijing, where he finished second, his best global finish until today.

But he was the most experienced man in the field and kept the coolest head. Parchment was only third at the trials and finished second in his heat and semi-final in Tokyo but managed to bring his best when it mattered to ensure the gold medal will remain in Jamaica. The United States has dominated the hurdles at the Olympics, winning 19 of the 28 gold medals on offer before Tokyo. On a hot and humid morning at the Olympic Stadium, Holloway came into the race under considerable pressure.

The United States have won a gold medal in a men's individual running event at every Olympics dating back to the inaugural Games in , excluding when they boycotted. But they have drawn a blank in Tokyo so far. Holloway said the Olympic pressure got to him a little.

Now it just comes to a point where I've got to finish strong," said Holloway. But I'm young, I've got a lot of races under my belt so I'll take this with a grain of salt and I keep moving forward. Subscribe for our daily curated newsletter to receive the latest exclusive Reuters coverage delivered to your inbox.

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