JAKARTA, Aug. 28 -- Despite a slow start, defending champion Xie Wenjun refreshed his season best in men's 110m hurdles final to clinch the gold medal for China at the Jakarta Asian Games here on Tuesday.

Xie, 28, clocked at 13. 34 seconds to finish the race. Chen Kueiru from Chinese Taipei renewed his personal best to claim the silver with a time of 13.39s, while Japanese Shunya Takayama settled for bronze at 13.48s.

When responded to his relatively slow reaction time of 0.142 seconds, Xie explained he was under great pressure as defending champion.

"It's not until we have last three or four hurdles to clear that I started to feel myself and really went all out. I knew as long as I kept the rhythm right and steady, I could win," said Xie.

"I'm two seconds faster this time (than that in Incheon Games). I'm very proud. Another gold medal at this age. It's not easy," he said.

Born to a family of sports in the summer of 1990 at China's eastern metropolis of Shanghai, Chen was brought to train at 12 for football. His mother, who competed in athletics for Shanghai, believed it helped the teenager Xie get stronger and healthier.

But little Xie's career path switched from field to track after Liu Xiang, the retired Chinese star hurdler won the first gold in a men's track and field event for China in men's 110m hurdles at the 2004 Olympic Games. Liu set the Asian record in this event at 12.88s in 2006, which has been unchanged since then.

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