Lolo leads US trio into 100 hurdles fight with Jamaicans

0 Comments | AFP, August, 2008

BEIJING (AFP) — American Lolo Jones ran the fastest 100-meter hurdles time in the world this year, winning her semi-final in 12.43 seconds, to set up another US-Jamaican athletics showdown in Tuesday's Olympic final.

One night after Jamaican women swept the 100m medals with three Americans behind them, Jones and compatriot Damu Cherry won their heats, Cherry taking her semi-final in 12.62, and Dawn Harper advanced just .04 behind.

"We're going to go for an American sweep, 1-2-3, and see what happens," said Cherry, who is fighting the flu. "I'm going to execute my race and see what happens."

Jones - whose heritage is French, Norwegian, Native American and African-American - would not predict a US sweep.

"I never say cleansweeps because anything can...