February 2, 2008

By Bob Ramsak

STUTTGART, Germany, Feb 2 - Dayron Robles of Cuba and Swede Suzanna Kallur became the second-fastest of all time with victories in their respective 60 metre hurdles races to light up the Sparkassen Cup indoor meeting on Saturday.

The 21-year-old Robles blazed to victory in 7.36 seconds to equal Americans Greg Foster and Allen Johnson as the second fastest in history. Only Briton Colin Jackson, with a world record of 7.30 in 1994 in nearby Sindelfingen, has run faster.

Robles, who took the silver medal at the World Indoor Championships two years ago, left the field in tatters, winning by a comfortable 0.18 seconds. German Thomas Blaschek was second in 7.54, edging Johnson who reached the line in 7.55.

"As I get older, I'm getting stronger," Robles said.