Olympic champion Liu Xiang of China stormed to take the men's 110-meter hurdles title at the Osaka Grand Prix on Saturday.

In his first race since November, Liu clocked a winning time of 13.22 seconds for his third straight victory here.

Liu, who sprained his ankle in February before the start of the domestic indoor season, was happy about his performance.

"Coming off the injury I didn't expect such a good time today. But I always believe in my ability and today is proof of that,"he said.

The men's 100m title went to world and Olympic champion Justin Gatlin of the United States, who timed 9.95 seconds in his first individual race of the season.

Gatlin has said one of his goals this season will be to break Jamaican Asafa Powell's world record of 9.77.

"I wanted to go sub-10, and to do that in my first meet sets a good tone for breaking the world record,"said Gatlin.

American Allyson Felix retained her title in the women's 100 meters with a time of 11.11.

Source: Xinhua