BEIJING, July 22 -- China's Liu Xiang ranked 10th on the latest IAAF list.

The Olympic Champion, and world record co-holder of 110m Hurdles, came behind his arch-rival Allen Johnson.

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) issued the latest leading men's and women's world rankings on Tuesday.

MEN:

1. (1) Saif Saaeed Shaheen (Qatar) 3,000 meters steeplechase, 1,441 points

2. (2) Kenenisa Bekele (Ethiopia) 5,000/10,000 meters (cross country), 1,436

3. (3) Asafa Powell (Jamaica) 100/200 meters, 1,433

4. (4) Virgilijus Alekna (Lithuania) discus, 1,415

5. (5) Christian Olsson (Sweden) triple jump, 1,411

6= (6=) Bernard Lagat (Kenya) 1,500 meters, 1,402

6= (6=) Paul Kipsiele Koech (Kenya) 3,000 meters steeplechase, 1402

8. (8) Justin Gatlin (U.S.) 100/200 meters, 1399

9. (9) Allen Johnson (U.S.) 110 meters hurdles, 1,398

10. (10) Liu Xiang (China) 110 meters hurdles, 1395

WOMEN:

1. (1) Yelena Isinbayeva (Russia) pole vault, 1,470

2. (2) Carolina Kluft (Sweden) heptathlon (pentathlon indoor) 1,425

3= (3=) Tatyana Lebedeva (Russia) long jump/triple jump 1,412

3= (3=) Tonique Williams-Darling (Bahamas) 400 meters, 1,412

5. (5) Veronica Campbell (Jamaica) 100/200 meters, 1,404

6. (6) Kelly Holmes (Britain) 800/1500 meters, 1,393

7. (8) Joanna Hayes (U.S.) 100 meters hurdles, 1,382

8= (9) Tirunesh Dibaba (Ethiopia) 5000 meters (cross country), 1380

8= (7) Hestrie Cloete (South Africa) high jump, 1,380

10. (10) Ana Guevara (Mexico) 400 meters, 1,375