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Liu sizzles in rain for gold

Sports | Athletics
2009-11-13

ATHENS Olympic champion Liu Xiang easily won the 110 meters hurdles title at the 18th Asian Athletics Championships in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, yesterday. The Shanghai native clocked 13.50 seconds to win...

Liu far from his best but cruises into Asian final

Sports | Athletics
2009-11-12

ATHENS Olympic champion Liu Xiang cruised into the men's 110m hurdles final at the 18th Asian Athletics Championships in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, yesterday. The 26-year-old Liu, who clocked 13.34 seconds...

Liu Xiang eases through 110m hurdles preliminary at Asian championships

Sports | Athletics
2009-11-11

ATHENS Olympic champion Liu Xiang cruised into the men's 110m hurdles final at the 18th Asian athletics championships in Guangzhou today. The 26-year-old Liu, who won at the Chinese National Games in 13.34 seconds...

Liu will spice up rivalry, says Robles

Sports | Athletics
2009-11-1

OLYMPIC hurdles champion Dayron Robles says the return from injury of Chinese rival Liu Xiang will spice up competition. Robles said that Liu's recovery from a foot injury "will make 110-meter hurdles more tasty,...

Bolt: People will believe I am clean in few years

Sports | Athletics
2009-10-31

OLYMPIC champion Usain Bolt believes it will take a couple of years to convince some people he is breaking world records without doping. The 23-year-old Bolt broke his own marks in the 100 and 200 meters in August...

Liu on track after record Games win

Sports | National games
2009-10-26

ATHENS Olympic champion Liu Xiang ignited a soldout Olympic sports center in Jinan, Shandong Province, with victory in the men's 110-meter hurdles finals at the 11th National Games last night. The 26-year-old...

Coach tells Liu to run a risk-free race

Sports | Athletics
2009-10-24

CHINA'S former Olympic champion hurdler Liu Xiang has been ordered to put safety first by his coach in his second race after more than a year out injured. However, Sun Haiping has also informed the 26-year-old...

Coach orders China's Liu to win risk-free

Sports | Athletics
2009-10-23

CHINA'S former Olympic champion hurdler Liu Xiang has been ordered to put safety first by his coach in his second race after more than a year out injured. However, Sun Haiping has also informed the 26-year-old...

Usain Bolt receives top civic award in Jamaica

Sports | Athletics
2009-10-20

THE world's fastest man has received one of his Caribbean homeland's highest honors. Usain Bolt received the Order of Jamaica award during yesterday's heritage celebrations in the capital, Kingston. At 23, Bolt...

Liu delays arrival at National Games

Sports
2009-10-19

FORMER Olympic and world champion hurdler Liu Xiang has delayed his visit to the 11th National Games in Jinan City, Shandong Province, for further preparation. Liu's coach Sun Haiping formerly confirmed that Liu...