China's Liu Xiang has climbed to third place in the latest IAAF 110m-hurdle rankings following his victory in Stuttgart.

 

The reigning Olympic champion and world record holder sprinted to an outstanding 12.93 seconds in the World Athletics Final last week, setting a new record of the tournament.

 

The record-smashing performance gave him 1469 points and improved his average to 1377.

 

Cuba's 19-year-old Dayron Robles, who finished second in the same race in WAF, moved into the lead of the event rankings (1385), passing previous leader Terrence Trammell of the USA (1383).

 

Shi Dongpeng of China is at 24th with 1207 points.

 

(CRI, September 13, 2006)