Jamaican Yohan Blake is the current world 100 m hurdles champion . Blake took gold at the 2011 Asian Athletics Championships in South Korea . The year - old trains with Olympic champion and 100 m record holder Usain Bolt . Bolt won the 100m and 200m events in record times at Beijing 2008 , and earned a third gold in the 4x100m relay , but Blake is closing the gap on his idol with personal bests last year . Blake hopes to challenge Bolt for gold at the London Olympics this year .
Jamaican Yohan Blake is the current world 100 m hurdles champion . Blake took gold at the 2011 Asian Athletics Championships in South Korea . The year - old trains with Olympic champion and 100 m record holder Usain Bolt . Blake hopes to challenge Bolt for gold at the London Olympics this year .