Yander Herrera Machín took fifth place in the final of the 110 hurdles-meters (99 centimeters) of the U-20 World Athletics Championships, thanks to a time of 13.46 seconds (s), a personal best for the young sprinter from Las Tunas in this category.

Las Tunas, Cuba.- After advancing the first two rounds of the competition through the classification by time, Herrera Machín made the "clean slate" count for the finals, by crossing the finish line 21 tenths of a second behind the third place, the Chinese Yuanjiang Chen (13.21). However, he was the competitor with the second-to-last worst reaction time, as he was 0.166 s.

As predicted, the Americans dominated the battle for the lead, with Ja'Kobe Tharp taking the crown after setting the season best for his age group, with 13.05 seconds. Andre Korbmacher (13.14) deserved the silver medal, completing the one-two for “the nation of the stars and stripes.”