Cordell Tinch once again showed why he is the 110m hurdles athlete to beat this year after tomenting to victory in Shanghai.
The men’s 110m hurdles at the Shanghai Diamond League delivered drama and dazzling performances, with Cordell Tinch stealing the show for a second time this year.
Tinch stormed to a pricels win, lowering his 13.06 world-leading time set at the Xiamen Diamond League less than two weeks ago by cutting the tape in 12.87 seconds, to send warning to rivals that he means business after returning to athletics.
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Tinch, 24, held off strong challenges from Japan's Rachid Muratake, who finished second in 13.10s and Jamaica's Broadbell Rasheed closed the podium in 13.24 seconds.
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Mukarate also finished second in Xiamen but on the positive side he lowered his time by 0.04 seconds in Shanghai.
It was a brilliant race from Tinch, whose sharp technique, race management and blistering speed made him untouchable from the start as he laid down a marker for the 2025 season. Cordell Tinch’s rising form ignites new excitement in the men’s hurdles.T
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Tinch Cordell's rise
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Cordell attended University of Minnesota on a football scholarship. Ultimately, he decided football wasn’t the path he wished to follow, and he switched to Pittsburg State University in 2019.
Tinch returned to athletics at Pittsburg State University, and became NCAA Division II Indoor champion in the 60m hurdles and the high jump in 2023.
Tinch was named the National Men’s Track Athlete of the Year for the 2023 NCAA DII Indoor Track & Field season, owning seven of the top-10 marks in NCAA DII history for the 60m hurdles. Competing outdoors at the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Championships in Jefferson City, he won the long jump and the high jump before running a wind-assisted 12.97s for the 110m hurdles, becoming the No. 2 collegian of all-time in all conditions, behind only Renaldo Nehemiah from 1979.
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In June 2023 Tinch ran a world-leading 12.96 for the 110 m hurdles at the Arkansas Grand Prix in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The time was an all-dates collegiate best and .02 seconds faster than Grant Holloway’s NCAA record.
He announced he was turning pro despite two years additional collegiate availability, that same month. Competing at the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, in Eugene, Oregon, he finished 2nd in the final of the 110m hurdles.
He was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships, in Budapest in August 2023, where he reached the semi-finals. On July 12, 2024, he finished third at the 2024 Herculis Diamond League event in Monaco. He won the 110m hurdles at the 2025 Xiamen Diamond League event in China, in April 2025