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LOS ANGELES. — Jamaican Omar McLeod clocked the fastest time of the year to win the 110 metres hurdles at the Drake Relays in Iowa on Saturday as Olympic champion Aries Merritt finished fifth on his return from a kidney transplant.

Overcoming rainy conditions and a sodden track at the meeting in Des Moines, McLeod crossed the line first in a world-leading 13.08 seconds.

American David Oliver, who won gold in the 110m hurdles at the 2013 world championships, came in second (13,31) with London Olympic bronze medallist and Jamaican national record holder Hansle Parchment third (13,42).

“This weather is atrocious, it really is,” a beaming McLeod (22), who won the men’s 60 metres hurdles title at the world indoor championships in March, said in a trackside interview.” — Reuters.