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Round 1 of the Men's 100m Hurdles: 2009 World Championshiop Dayron Robles Struggles with Injury The big news in the heats was world record holder and Olympic champ Dayron Robles of Cuba used a late charge to get third in his heat and be the last automatic qualifier for the semis. ![]() Robles revealed afterwards he was not taking it easy. He is battling an injury but promised Fidel Castro a gold. He said, "I feel pain in my left thigh. I do not know what is going on. I thougt it was only a small problem but now I know that I really have a problem. On the occasion of his birthday some days ago, I promised Fidel Castro to bring home the gold medal for him. And I want ot keep my promise. I am a warrior, I will fight! The cross I wear around my neck is very important for me, I wore it when I won Olympic gold and set the World record." Aries Merritt of the US went out in round 1.
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