MINSK, 11 September (BelTA) - Vitali Parakhonka of Belarus finished 6th in the men's 110m Hurdles at The Match Europe v USA that finished at Dinamo Stadium in Minsk on 10 September, BelTA has learned.
The Belarusian clocked 13.80 seconds to place 6th. Orlando Ortega of Spain won the event in 13.21. Second was Russia's Sergey Shubenkov (13.39). Freddie Crittenden of the United States was third (13.43).
After the finish Vitali Parakhonka said that the race was not a good one for him but added that in any case it was a good experience as it is always useful to compete with the best athletes. The Belarusian hopes to show his best at the upcoming IAAF World Championships in Doha.
Photos by Maksim Guchek, Andrei Pokumeiko, Oksana Manchuk