LONDON - Kendra Harrison set a new 100m hurdles world record of 12.20sec at the London Diamond League meeting on Friday. US athlete Kendra Harrison poses for a photograph with the clock showing her new world record time of 12.20 after she wins the final of the women's 100m hurdles at the IAAF Diamond League Anniversary Games athletics meeting in London on July 22, 2016Harrison beat the old record of 12.21sec set by Bulgaria's Yordanka Donkova on August 20, 1988. The heat time gave me my confidence back," the 28-year-old, who will not be going to the Olympics, told the BBC. "I had a vision of going out there and showing the girls what I can do. "I am at a loss for words; I'm in shock."

Source: Bangkok Post July 22, 2016 20:37 UTC