Record-breaking Xie daring to dream

There was more joy for China at London Stadium on Sunday when Xie Wenjun won the 110m hurdles in a photo finish ahead of Wilhem Belocian of France.

Both were credited with times of 13.28 seconds, with the Chinese just 0.005 faster. Olympic champion Omar McLeod of the United States finished third in 13.32.

"I'm always excited to perform in London, but I'm not too satisfied with my time of 13.28," said Xie Wenjun. "This was down to my start not being up to the standard I'm used to, although I did manage to catch up after a few hurdles."

Xie Wenjun has never quite managed to live up to expectations as a possible successor to China's former Olympic and world champion Liu Xiang.

However, the 29-year--old Xie Wenjun, who considered retiring after last year's Asian Games in Jakarta where he won gold, is not giving up on his dream of a medal in Tokyo next year.

"I will spend more time in training to further improve my performance. There are more personal bests waiting for me," he said.