At 23:25 on the evening of March 14th, Beijing time, Liu Xiang ranked seventh in the men's 60 meter hurdles final at the Indoor Athletics World Championships with a time of 7.65 seconds. The champion was claimed by the renowned Cuban athlete Robles, whose time of 7.34 seconds also created a new record for the meet. The veteran American athlete Trammell took second place with a time of 7.36 seconds, failing to realize his wish to win the championship of this event for the third time; the bronze medal went to his teammate Oliver, with a time of 7.44 seconds.