Robles wins 110m hurdles in London

 　　LONDON, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Olympic champion Dayron Robles won the 110m hurdles¹ with a new stadium record of 13.04 seconds in the Diamond League meet London leg on Friday.

　　Robles, the world record holder², held off Jason Richardson of the United States, who beat Oliver for the second time in a row after his Stockholm win last Friday.

　　Yohan Blake took advantage of the withdrawal³ of injured fellow Jamaican Asafa Powell with victory in the 100 meters clocking 9.95 seconds into a headwind.

　　18-year-old Kirani James of Grenada won the 400 meters in a season's best time of 44.61 seconds in his first race as a professional athlete.

1 hurdles   

n.障碍( hurdle的名词复数 )；跳栏；（供人或马跳跃的）栏架；跨栏赛

参考例句：

• In starting a new company, many hurdles must be crossed. 刚开办一个公司时，必须克服许多障碍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• There are several hurdles to be got over in this project. 在这项工程中有一些困难要克服。 来自辞典例句

2 holder   

n.持有者，占有者；(台，架等)支持物

参考例句：

• The holder of the office of chairman is reponsible for arranging meetings.担任主席职位的人负责安排会议。
• That runner is the holder of the world record for the hundred-yard dash.那位运动员是一百码赛跑世界纪录的保持者。

3 withdrawal   

n.取回，提款；撤退，撤军；收回，撤销

参考例句：

• The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
• They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。