IfGoGo.com » Stories about LiuXiang http://www.ifgogo.com Chinese in English Tue, 20 Dec 2011 04:13:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 LiuXiang Quit 110M Hurdles Men http://www.ifgogo.com/200/liuxiang-quit-110m-hurdles-men/ http://www.ifgogo.com/200/liuxiang-quit-110m-hurdles-men/#comments Mon, 18 Aug 2008 05:19:36 +0000 Yuanxi Chen http://www.ifgogo.com/?p=200 Continue reading →]]> Chinese Olympic hurdler Liu Xiang quit the game at 12:00 this morning.
I am sorry that he has lost the chance to win a 2008 Beijing Olympic gold medal.
Liuxiang Quit 刘翔退赛
(This image is from Xinhua.net)
Liu was injured in U.S May 2008. According to the news conference today, his coach Sun Haiping, said that Liu Xiang also has suffered from his bone disease for 6-7 years and he mentioned Liu Xiang may possibly come back in 2010 season but not the next.

Liuxiang 2004

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).

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