Jamaica's McLeod wins 110m hurdles gold in Rio Olympics

Omar McLeod of Jamaica competes during men's 110m hurdles final of 2016 Rio Olympics at Olympic Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Aug 16, 2016. [Photo/Agencies]

RIO DE JANEIRO - Omar McLeod became Jamaica's first Olympic 110m men's hurdles champion, cruising to victory in the final here on Tuesday.

The 22-year-old clocked 13.05 seconds to finish 12 hundredths of a second ahead of Spain's Orlando Ortega.

France's Dimitri Bascou took bronze in 13.24.

McLeod, who resides in the United States, is competing in his first major international competition.