Pearson wins 100m hurdles title

London, Aug 13: Australia’s Sally Pearson has won her second world women’s 100 meters hurdles title in six years at the World Athletics Championships here.

Pearson, 30, who won the world title in 2011 and Olympic gold five years ago, clocked 12.59 seconds for the gold on Saturday evening.

American Dawn Harper Nelson, who won the Olympic gold in Beijing and silver in London behind Pearson, took silver in 12.63 seconds. Germany’s Pamela Dutkiewicz finished third in 12.72 seconds. IANS