Omar McLeod had seven of the eight fastest times for the 110-metre hurdles in 2017, with the other belonging to an athlete who finished second in one of the races he won. he established a new national record for the event on June 24 at the National Stadium in Kingston, running 12.90 seconds, making him the sixth-fastest athlete in the history of the discipline. the Olympic champion capped his year’s achievements by winning IAAF World Championships gold in London in 12.03 seconds. McLeod also established personal bests indoors for both the 60 metres and 200 metres during 2017. His indoor time of 20.48 seconds for the 200 metres is a new national indoor record. McLeod was among the 2017 nominees for the IAAF Athlete of the Year.