体坛英语新闻：Three world leads on Day 3 at Moscow World Championships

MOSCOW, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- The third competition day at the 2013 IAAF World Championships witnessed three world leading results from six finals in the evening session here on Monday.

The 31-year-old veteran David Oliver finally claimed his first title in major competitions as the American hurdler clocked a world leading time of 13.00 seconds to win the men's 110 hurdles.

"This victory means a world to me. It feels so great to finally put this thing (World Championship gold medal) around my neck, and I will stand on the podium and listen to the national anthem," said Oliver, who showed a solid form with a series of sub-13.10 performances so far this season.

"I think the race was great, as I was ahead, I didn't see what was going on there, but when you cross the line first it means the race was great for you. Of course, there are always some things I can improve on. I knew I had to focus on the last part of the race, just execute it, because it's not a 75m Hurdles race," he added.

Oliver's teammate Ryan Wilson won the silver medal in 13.13 and Russia's Sergey Shubenkov took the bronze, clocking 13.24 seconds. Reigning Jason Richardson of United States shambled at the end of the race and narrowly missed the podium in 13.27 while world record holder and Olympic champion Aries Merritt, also from United States, settled with a disappointing sixth finish in 13.31.

Double Olympic gold medallist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica flew to the year's fastest women's 100m of 10.71 seconds to claim title at 2013 IAAF World Championships here on Monday.

"I came here 100 per cent focused on what I needed to do. I didn't let any distractions get in. I knew that I just needed to execute my race, to get my start right. It is my strength, but other girls are also good starters," said Fraser-Pryce, with pink hair and pink nails.

The 1.52-meter-high Jamaican blazed out with a reaction time of 0.174 seconds and pulled clear after 30 meters, eclipsing her own world leading time of 10.77 to win the race. It was Fraser-Pryce's second 100m world title as she also won in 2009 Berlin worlds.

"As for the future, I'm only 26, so I think there is still a lot ahead of me, maybe winning Beijing 2015, we'll see," she added.

Murielle Ahoure of Cote d'Ivoire finished second in 10.93 to become the first African woman ever to win a 100m medal in World Championships.

Defending champion Carmelita Jeter of the United States claimed the bronze in 10.94. The 33-year-old American becomes the second woman to win a fourth medal in the 100m at the World Championships only after the Jamaican-born legend Merlene Ottey.

Pawel Fajdek of Poland, two consecutive World University Games titlist, hurled a world leading mark of 81.97 meters to win the men's hammer event. At just 24 years of age, Fajdek also became the youngest ever winner of the event in World Championships history.

Hungarian Krisztian Pars finished second with his opening round throw of 80.30m while Lukas Melich of the Czech Republic took the bronze medal with his third-round effort of 79.36m.

Former world, Olympic and Commonwealth champion Christine Ohurougu rallied to claim women's 400m title with a new British national record at the 2013 IAAF worlds here on Monday.

The 29-year-old Ohuruogu, the 2007 world champion and 2008 Olympic champion, ran down reigning world titlist Amantle Montsho of Botswana right at the finishing line thanks to her powerful charge in the home straight. She trimmed the British national record to 49.41 seconds and only won the race with a margin of thousands of a second.

"I just thank God for everything. It is like a dream, it is too much. I cannot believe it. After the race, I did not want to get too excited until I knew for sure that I won, until my name got out first. It is really weird. I am just very happy. This is really strange," said Ohurougu, skipper of team Britain at the Moscow worlds.

" I did not see Christine coming from behind. I think if I knew that, I would pull my chest forward and would have made it. She know how to run and how to plan the race, she is very strong in the finish. Of course, I wanted to defend my title from Daegu but I am proud to be silver too," said the 30-year-old Montsho, who also clocked 49.41 to settle for the silver.

The 2010 European champion Antonina Krivoshapka of Russia won the bronze in 49.78.

Germany's Raphael Holzdeppe, bronze medalist at London Olympics, defeated reigning Olympic champion Renaud Lavillenie of France to take the men's pole vault gold. Both athletes cleared 5.89 meters but Holzdeppe won the title with a better countback.

New Zealand's Valerie Adams claimed her fourth world title in a row as she threw a winning mark of 20.88 meters to win the women's shot put in style.

"Yes, I probably made the history becoming the first four-time World champion and I think it's good for women's sport as a whole. I win because I work hard, I work and train only to win. If you do that, then success will eventually come," said Adams.

Christina Schwanitz of Germany hurled a personal best of 20.41m to take the silver while China's Gong Lijiao, bronze medalist at London Olympics, seized the bronze again by 19.95m.