Omar McLeod and the USA’s Grant Holloway are building up to a potentially monumental clash at the Olympic Games in Tokyo this summer as the Jamaican continues to inch closer to the American’s world leading time with each race.

The 27-year-old Olympic champion ran a season-best 13.08 at the FDK Games in Hengelo in the Netherlands today (June 6) to come within 0.01 of Holloway’s 13.07 run in mid-April. Devon Allen of the USA tried to make a race of it early on but the Jamaican’s superior speed between the hurdles was too much for him and he faded to second place in 13.24.

Wilhelm Belocian, the 2014 U20 World Champion and former U20 record holder, ran a creditable 13.34 for third in his season-opener.

Not to be outdone, Puerto Rico’s Jasmine Camacho-Quinn set a meet record of 12.44 in the 100m hurdles, tied for the second-fastest time in the world behind her own leading time of 12.32.

Poland’s Pia Skrsyzowska proved to be an unworthy contender finishing second in 12.80 while Italy’s Elisa Maria Di Lazzaro was third in 13.00. Jamaica’s Megan Tapper ran a modest 13.05 for fifth.

Great Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith set a new meet record while winning the 100m for women in 9.92. Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare was second in 11.01 while Daryll Neita ran a personal best of 11.04 for third.

The highlight of the meet, however, was the 10,000m world record set by Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands, who ran 29:06.82 in a race where the first seven athletes across the line produced personal best times.

However, Kenya’s Irine Jepchumba Kimais took second place in 30:37.24 while her compatriot Daisy Cherotich clocked 3:37.31 for third.

Another major moment came from Sweden’s Mondo Duplantis who cleared 6.10m to win the pole vault competition. It was a height only two men have cleared – Duplantis and former world-record holder Sergey Bubka.

South Africa’s Isaac Makwala won the 200m in 20.37 over Eseosa Fostine Desalu (20.63) and Frenchman Christophe LeMaitre (20.79).

In the 400m, the USA’s Fred Kerley won in 44.74. Jochim Dobber of the Netherlands was second in 45.51 with Liemarvin Bonevacia third in 45.77.