Monday, 18 August 2008

Star aches, and China feels the pain

His withdrawal was a crying shame for China

Liu Xiang, China’s first and only Olympic track champion, had just gone out of the Games. He has overcome much but he could not scale a single hurdle.

Only minutes earlier, his late arrival on the Olympic stage was being excitedly celebrated, his appearance for heat six of the 110 metre hurdles applauded like the return of a conquering hero.

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