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Auburn's Tharp sets world record in 110m hurdles
Key takeaways
- Tharp, the defending champion in the event, surpassed American Aries Merritt's record of 12.80, a mark that had stood since September 2012.
- Tharp said he was only focused on "surviving and advancing."
- I didn't mean to," Tharp said in an Auburn press release.
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Tharp, the defending champion in the event, surpassed American Aries Merritt's record of 12.80, a mark that had stood since September 2012. He set the mark in a semifinal race and told the ESPN broadcast, "I have more in my legs." The final is set for Friday night.
Tharp said he was only focused on "surviving and advancing."
"I'm speechless. I didn't mean to," Tharp said in an Auburn press release. "I knew going into this meet I would be in really good shape because we started deloading to hit my peak into this meet. It was about executing and doing it."
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