It does not matter if he returns to the Olympics in London. Liu Xiang - and 1.3 billion people - cannot replace their loss ...full story at Guardian Blogs
from Guardian Blogs 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... |
| 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. |
| 29 Dec 08 |
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China's main steel plants lose nearly $1.9 bln in November » People's Daily The country's main steel plants posted a loss of 12.77 billion yuan (1.87 billion U.S. dollars) in November, the second monthly net loss after October, according to the latest data released by China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) on Monday. In... |
| 18 Aug 08 |
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Biggest news of the Olympics for China: Liu Xiang is out » James Fallows Incredible. During the entirety of our past two years in China, Liu Xiang has been the face of the upcoming Olympic games. He is China's greatest-ever track and field athlete, defending Olympic gold medalist in the 110m hurdles, the man whose smile... |
| 22 Aug 08 |
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Beijing Olympics no pressure on 2012 Games, London Olympics organizers say » People's Daily Organizers of the 2012 London Olympics said on Friday the success of the Beijing Olympic Games did not put pressure on the British capital, but rather great inspiration and responsibility. Sebastian Coe, chairman of the London Organizing Committee... |
| 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... |
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