The men's

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at the

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was held at the

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from 30 September to 2 October.

Summary

Five athletes returned from the 2017 final, the defending champion and Olympic champion

Omar McLeod Omar McLeod (born 25 April 1994) is a Jamaican professional hurdler and sprinter competing in the 60 m hurdles and 110 m hurdles. In the latter event, he is the 2016 Olympic champion and 2017 World champion. He was NCAA indoor champion in ...

, silver medalist

Sergey Shubenkov Sergey Vladimirovich Shubenkov (russian: Серге́й Владимирович Шубенков; born 4 October 1990) is a Russian athlete who competes in the 110 metres hurdles. He is the 2015 World Champion, two-time European Champion (20 ...

, Olympic silver medalist

Orlando Ortega Orlando Ortega Alejo (born 29 July 1991) is a Cuban-born Spanish track and field athlete who competes in the 110 metres hurdles. His personal best for the event is 12.94 seconds and he was the silver medallist at the 2016 Olympics. Career Orte ...

Devon Allen Devon Allen (born December 12, 1994) is an American track and field athlete, specializing in the 110-meter hurdles, and a wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played wide receiver for the Universit ...

and

Shane Brathwaite Shane Rashad Brathwaite (born 8 February 1990 in Bridgetown) is a hurdler from Barbados who competed in the 110 metres hurdles at the 2012 Summer Olympics but did not finish the race in the qualifying heats. His gold medal in the octathlon at th ...

, added as a 9th finalist after he was interfered with in the semi finals when Ronald Levy drifted out of his lane. In the final, McLeod and American collegian

Grant Holloway Stanley Grant Holloway (born November 19, 1997) is an American hurdler and sprinter. He is the 2019 and 2022 world champion in the 110 meters hurdles, 2020 Olympic silver medalist in the same event, and current world record holder in the indoo ...

got out even, but by the second hurdle, Holloway was edging ahead with Ortega the next behind. Holloway was gaining a little on every hurdle, and by the fourth,

Pascal Martinot-Lagarde Pascal Martinot-Lagarde (born 22 September 1991) is a French athlete who specialises in the sprint hurdles. Born to a French father and a mother from the Ivory Coast, he has written his name in his country's record books. He is a three-time me ...

was even with Ortega. As Holloway's lead extended, McLeod pressed. McLeod rattled the eighth hurdle. Ortega again was slightly ahead of Martinot-Lagarde, but Shubenkov was also there moving fast on the outside. McLeod hit the 9th with his foot flat, losing his balance while running at full speed. He popped up trying to get over the final barrier, bumping Ortega to his right as he failed, crashing to the track. Holloway won by a metre with Shubenkov beating Martinot-Lagarde to the line. After the bump, Ortega managed to stay upright, crossing the line in fifth, his arms outstretched as if asking what could be done after he was interfered with. Holloway continued celebrating all the way through the first turn and half way down the backstretch before dramatically flopping to the track on his back. McLeod was disqualified for interference. After the race, Spain filed a protest and Ortega was awarded a second bronze medal.

Records

Before the competition records were as follows: The following records were set at the competition:

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 13.46.

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+3), was as follows:

Results

Heats

The first four in each heat (Q) and the next four fastest (q) qualified for the semi-finals.

Semi-finals

The first two in each heat (Q) and the next two fastest (q) qualify for the final.

Final

The final was started on 2 October at 23:00.

References

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