Ja'Kobe Tharp breaks 110m hurdles world record at NCAA championships
American Ja'Kobe Tharp set a new 110m hurdles world record of 12.75 seconds during heats at the NCAA outdoor track and field championships in Eugene, Oregon on Wednesday. The 20-year-old broke the previous record of 12.80 seconds set by Aries Merritt in 2012, and is the first athlete to set a world record at the NCAA championships in 50 years. Tharp will compete in Friday's final aiming to win his second consecutive NCAA title.
Ja'Kobe Tharp of Auburn, Alabama, broke the 110m hurdles world record with a time of 12.75 seconds during the heats of the NCAA outdoor track and field championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon on Wednesday. The 20-year-old's performance surpassed the previous world record of 12.80 seconds, set by American Aries Merritt in Brussels in September 2012. Tharp's achievement marks the first world record set at the NCAA championships in 50 years and significantly improves upon his previous personal best of 13.01 seconds. The under-20s world champion expressed surprise at the magnitude of his improvement, telling reporters he expected to run faster but did not anticipate breaking the world record. Tharp will compete in the final on Friday, where he aims to become the first hurdler since Grant Holloway in 2019 to win a second consecutive NCAA title.
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