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Hayes wins dramatic 100H gold
Athens - Joanna Hayes of the United States won a dramtic Olympic Games women's 100 metres hurdles gold medal on Tuesday.
Olena Krasovska of Ukraine won silver and Melissa Morrison of the United States took bronze.
However, the race was turned on its head as race favourite and world champion Perdita Felicien fell heavily at the first hurdle and in a vain attempt to cushion her fall the Canadian's right arm caught Russia's Irina Shevchenko, bringing her down as well.
Hayes, ignorant of the carnage, carried on leading from start to finish and collapsed in surprise on realising she had won.
Krasovska added Olympic silver to European silver while Morrison had to settle for her second successive bronze in the Olympics.
Felicien, who will be 24 in 10 days time, made a lonely walk back to the changing rooms, flinging her shoes behind her onto the track and then lay weeping.
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