Chesapeake’s Holloway blazes back into 110m finals, looks to defend world title

EUGENE, OREGON – JULY 17: Grant Holloway of Team United States and Joshua Zeller of Team Great Britain compete in the Men’s 110m Hurdles Semi-Final on day three of the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 at Hayward Field on July 17, 2022 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

Posted: Jul 17, 2022 / 08:21 PM EDT

Updated: Jul 17, 2022 / 08:21 PM EDT

EUGENE, OR (WAVY) – The defending world champion is back the finals, and it wasn’t close. Chesapeake’s Grant Holloway, who took his first world championship in 2019, ran his semifinal heat of the 110-meter hurdles in 13.01 seconds, well ahead of the field.

Fired himself straight into the World Final!

Grant Holloway will get his chance to defend his world crown this evening after winning the opening heat of the 110mH semifinals in 13.01!

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The graduate of Grassfield High School, and record-setter at the University of Florida, will look to become the first American hurdler to win a world title on U.S. soil tonight. The 110-meter hurdle finals will run at 10:30 on WAVY TV 10.