Over two years ago I made the prediction that Liu Xiang would not repeat his gold medal win in Beijing. Today, my prediction is proven true as Liu Xiang walked off the track without even competing. Liu, Chinese Hurdler, Pulls Out of Race ...full story at Black China Hand
from Black China Hand on Mon, Aug 18 2008
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| 17 Jul 08 |
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World's Greatest Hurdler »
YouTube video His name is Liu Xiang -- just 25 years old, but carrying the dreams of 1.3 billion people.
Liu is China's reigning Olympic Champion in the 110 meter hurdles.
And he is China's best hope for winning Gold in Track & Field.
But is the pressure too great... |
| 18 Aug 08 |
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Shocker: Liu Xiang pulls out of Beijing Olympics » Shanghaiist Former Olympic gold medalist hurdler and golden boy for millions of Chinese, Liu Xiang, limped off the track today, taking away with him the hopes of defending the gold and reclaiming his world record from Cuba's Dayron Robles. Within minutes there were... |
| 08 Nov 08 |
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Liu Xiang set for tendon surgery in the U.S. » Shanghaiist After a week-long trip to see doctors in the U.S., Chinese gold medal hurdler Liu Xiang (刘翔) has returned to Shanghai with his coach Sun Haiping and is set to undergo an operation soon. Prior to this trip, a conservative approach had been advised for... |
| 19 Aug 08 |
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Video: Reactions to Liu Xiang and the race that wasn´t » Shanghaiist China's star hurdler Liu Xiang, who won gold at the 2004 Athens Olympics, pulled out of the Beijing Olympics yesterday, disappointing hordes of fans. The Wall Street Journal talks to the man on the streets to find out what they think. |
| 11 Mar 09 |
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Liu Races From Shanghai To The Beijing Conference » Shanghai Daily THIRTEEN seconds was more than enough for Liu Xiang to cross 10 hurdles and grab an Olympic gold medal in 2004, but it took the Chinese hurdler two years to arrive at the political arena as he appeared yesterday, for... |
| 23 May 08 |
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Liu Xiang at Olympic test event, sports and earthquake relief » Danwei Liu Xiang in full cry This weekly sports news roundup is from China Sports Today. • The first day of the Good Luck Beijing Athletics Open saw 110-meter hurdler and world record holder Liu Xiang head into the semifinals with a time of 13.63 seconds ... |
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