Overview
- A 20-year-old Ja'Kobe Tharp ran 12.75 seconds in a semifinal at the U.S. collegiate championships, lowering the previous 110m hurdles world record by five hundredths of a second.
- Tharp improved his personal best by 0.26 seconds with the run and told reporters he still had more left in his legs after what he called an imperfect race.
- The performance took place at the NCAA championships in Eugene, a rare venue for a world record and the first at the meet in about 50 years since Dwight Stones in the high jump.
- Officials must complete standard verifications — including timing checks, wind readings where applicable and doping control — before the record can be formally ratified, and Tharp was due to contest the event final the following day.
- The result immediately raises Tharp's profile as an emerging elite hurdler and could affect his selection and attention ahead of upcoming international meets if the record is confirmed.