Nigerian Olusoji A. Fasuba won his first world indoor title in men's 60 meters with a world best time this year on Friday night at the 12th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Valencia, Spain.
Fasuba clocked in 6.51 seconds, ahead of Briton Dwain Chambers and Kim Collins from Saint Kitts and Nevis, who finished jointly second with an identical time of 6.54 seconds.
"This was my third try (at the world indoor championships). I worked very hard for it. I'm very happy," Fasuba told the spectators at the Palau Velodromo Luis Puig stadium.
The 23-year-old was fifth in 60 meters at the last World Indoor Championships in 2006 in Moscow, and fourth in 100 meters at the outdoor World Championships in Osaka, Japan, last year. He also won the silver medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
The silver-medal performance was quite special for Briton Dwain Chambers, who is on his second comeback following his drugs ban.
He is banned from competing at the Beijing Olympic Games by the British sports authorities and, according to the world's leading promoters will not be invited to the major Grand Prix events around the globe.
Chambers has said he wound fight for his right to the Olympics and a medal in Valencia would be crucial for his bid.
The Valencia indoor championships opened on Friday morning, which will conclude on Sunday.
A total of 646 athletes from 157 countries and regions are participating in the tournament, the last major athletics event before the August Olympic Games in Beijing.
Source: Xinhua
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