LONDON (Reuters) - Taoufik Makhloufi ran a scorching last lap to take gold for Algeria in the Olympic 1,500 metres on Tuesday and attributed his victory to "the will of God", a day after dropping out of an 800m heat with what his team said was a knee injury.
On another cold, rainy night in the Olympic stadium, Australia's Sally Pearson won the women's 100m hurdles by two-hundredths of a second from defending champion Dawn Harper of the United States. Unsure of the outcome, she let out a scream of delight when the scoreboard confirmed her victory.
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