Parchment surprises all with 110m hurdles gold

Jamaica’s Hansle Parchment during the 110m hurdles final yesterday. Pic/AFP

Jamaica's Hansle Parchment trumped fading world champion Grant Holloway to win the men's Olympic 110m hurdles gold on Thursday.

Parchment, a bronze medallist at the 2012 London Games, clocked 13.04 seconds, with Holloway taking silver in 13.09sec. Another Jamaican, Ronald Levy, claimed bronze (13.10).

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