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Kendra Harrison breaks 28-year-old world record - weeks after missing out on US Olympic team

“I had vengeance on my mind,” says Harrison as she produces blistering 100m hurdle run.

KENDRA HARRISON LIT up the London Anniversary Games as she broke a 28-year-old world record in the 100m hurdles.

Harrison’s blistering time of 12.20 was one-hundredth of a second faster than the longstanding record set by Bulgaria’s Yordanka Donkova back in 1988.

It was an unforgettable night for the 23-year-old American who will not be at the Rio Olympics next month — because she wasn’t fast enough at the US Olympic trials.

Despite running a super 12.24 earlier this season, Harrison disappointed at the trials earlier this month and only finished sixth.
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“Not making the Olympic team, I was really upset and wanted to come here and show what I could have done,” Harrison told the BBC.

“I had vengeance on my mind and wanted to show the girls what I had.

“I trained so hard for this moment. Good luck to the girls running in Rio, but I am just shocked now.”

Harrison was 0.37 seconds quicker than US team-mate Brianna Rollins who took second in 12.57 with Kirsti Castlin completing an American 1-2-3 in 12.59.

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    Mute neuromancer
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    Jan 30th 2013, 10:46 AM

    Holding hands?

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    Jan 30th 2013, 1:14 PM

    Do ya think he was trying Humor, normally people together that long get married hence the holding hands and ceremony. Do ya think maybe he was just havin a laugh. Homophobs starting to panic “Gay” is getting into rugby. Gareth Thomas one of the best sportsman to take to the field and one of the toughest men around aswell(was gonna use hardest around but thought better)

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    Jan 30th 2013, 12:36 PM

    It’s a great idea on lots of levels. I hope that this doesn’t disturb the homophobes too much!! Real men are not insecure about their sexuality or how their actions look to bigots

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    Jan 30th 2013, 11:44 AM

    Holding Hands…a sort of Irish haka ..I’m sure Wales would be really scared by it

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    Jan 30th 2013, 11:27 AM

    Well they are Ladyboys…..?

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    Jan 30th 2013, 10:55 AM

    2 Zimmer frames

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    Jan 30th 2013, 11:44 AM

    As a munster fan you shame is all Elrat get a life son.

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    Jan 30th 2013, 12:51 PM

    Elrat. You’re a trolling pain in the arse

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    Jan 30th 2013, 1:06 PM

    Combined age – 67 – free travel for both!

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    Jan 30th 2013, 3:24 PM

    They’ve had lots of free travel, London, Paris, Rome, cardiff, Edinburgh, the states, Australia, new Zealand , south Africa the list of free travel is endless elrat.

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    Jan 30th 2013, 11:11 AM

    Did he really just say that ? he shouldn’t be captain, hes too soft, hes too much of a p**sy ,” , and a total shaper, holding hands “,,,,,

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    Jan 30th 2013, 11:12 AM

    Lighting up . He said it lightheartedly..

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    Jan 30th 2013, 10:50 AM

    Rugby players don’t hold hands , I thought they were Real Men..

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    Jan 30th 2013, 2:49 PM

    All that groping and grappling? Not to mention where heads and hands are positioned in the Scrum!

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    Jan 30th 2013, 11:48 AM

    He’d want to go and eat a few spoons of cement and harden up !

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    Jan 30th 2013, 3:54 PM

    “Bigger tackles and softer hands….”
    I’ll just leave this link here!
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTpXymuwxNs

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