Cuba's Olympic champion Dayron Robles equaled the third fastest 60m hurdles of all time when he clocked 7.34s to pip American Terrence Trammell to victory at the world indoor championships on Sunday.

Liu Xiang (C), Dayron Robles (R) of Cuba and David Oliver of the US. compete during the men's 60 meters hurdles event at the IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships at the Aspire Dome in Doha March 14, 2010. [Photo: Xinhuanet]

Trammell was second in 7.36 seconds, to equal the US record, and compatriot David Oliver was third.

China's Liu Xiang, champion two years ago, finished seventh in 7.65s and was hobbling noticeably after the race. He continues to recover from Achilles problems that put him out of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.