China's Liu Xiang started his new season and Olympic year by beating archrival Dayron Robles of Cuba in 7.41 seconds to win the men's 60m hurdle final at the Birmingham indoor tournament on Saturday, Xinhua reported. Liu, the Athens Olympic champion, crossed the line first and improved his former best mark by 0.01 seconds. Robles followed in 7.50 and Dexter Faulk of the United States stood third in 7.54.

据新华社报道，在18日的伯明翰室内田径赛男子60米栏决赛中，刘翔以7秒41击败古巴名将罗伯斯，开启自己的新赛季以及奥运年。他在决赛中将自己之前的个人最好成绩提高了0.01秒，率先冲过终点。罗伯斯以7秒50获得第二。美国选手德•富尔克以7秒54获得第三。