The first Japanese man to make an Olympic 110 m hurdles final, NR co-holder Rachid Muratake turned in the best performance by a Japanese athlete so far at the Paris Olympics when he took 5th in the final. Only 8th in the field on semifinal time, Muratake outran American Freddie Crittenden and Jamaicans Hansle Parchment and Orlando Bennett, crossing the line in a photo finish with Spain's Enrique