SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Aries Merritt will be making a return to the world championships. This time, with a working kidney.
The world-record holder Merritt finished second behind Aleec Harris in the 110-meter hurdles at the U.S. track and field championships Sunday. His place – as long as it was top three – didn’t really matter. He just wanted a spot.
Merritt won bronze at 2015 world championships in Beijing with his kidneys barely functioning because of a genetic disorder. He received the transplant from his sister less than a week later. Now healthy, he’s ready to see what he can do with worlds being held at the venue where he won an Olympic gold medal during the 2012 London Games.