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Video: Reactions to Liu Xiang and the race that wasn´t

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. ...full story at Shanghaiist

from Shanghaiist on Tue, Aug 19 2008

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