... STAR hurdler Liu Xiang will fly to the United States tomorrow and undergo surgery on Friday to repair the Achilles injury that forced him out of the Beijing Olympics, according to Sina.com. Doctor Thomas Clanton will operate on the 25-year-old while...
...fencers practice their sport, discuss life in a war zone and share what they hope to achieve at the Para... Players are taking swings on virtual greens in greater numbers. Olympic hopeful, Liu Xiang, speaks to the media at the Empire State...
... Monday, November 24, 2008 MONACO: China's Liu Xiang, whose heartbreaking injury misery was one of the defining images of the Beijing Olympics, will undergo surgery on his troublesome right foot in the United States at the end of December. The 2004...
...Chinese sprint hurdler Liu Xiang is almost certain to undergo an operation on the injury which forced him out of the Beijing Olympics, his trainer was quoted by local media as saying on Wednesday. Surgery is the only way of clearing up the problem caused...
...officials exert on the athletes as well as the coach, and that they demand a gold medal, otherwise it is meaningless. Liu Xiang is still a young boy and he has been put under a bit too much expectation." Gao noted that Liu "is respected and loved, but he...
...outside the Bird's Nest right after Mr. Liu's performance. "Today's injury is a total accident. I will still support Liu Xiang. And I want to tell him, 'You are still the best,' and hope he gets better soon." Even China's senior leadership made a rare...
Background
Liu Xiang ( simplified Chinese: 刘翔; traditional Chinese: 劉翔; pinyin: Liú Xiáng; born July 13, 1983 in Shanghai, China) is a Chinese 110 metre hurdler. Liu is an Olympic Gold medalist and World Champion. His 2004 Olympic gold medal was China's first in a men's track and field event. Furthermore he is the first Chinese athlete to achieve the "triple crown" of athletics (World Record Holder, World Champion and Olympic Champion) concurrently.
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