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      • China's star hurdler Liu Xiang has announced his retirement from athletics at the age of 31. Liu became a sporting idol at home after winning China's first ever male track and field Olympic gold medal, but recurring injury meant he crashed out of two further Games.
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      Liu Xiang: The highs and lows of China's hurdling star

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    Aug 17, 2008 · Coach apologises for Xiang's injury. Visibly grimacing in agony and limping up and down the track, Liu set in the blocks at the starter’s orders but could only manage three steps before badly hobbling towards the first barrier.

  4. www.skysports.com › athletics › newsChina's greatest athlete Liu Xiang retires | Athletics News ...

    Apr 7, 2015 · China's greatest track and field athlete, 110m hurdler Liu Xiang, has announced his retirement at the age of 31. Xiang, the gold medal winner at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, said he had “no...

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  6. worldathletics.org › heritage › news"A beautiful accident" – Liu presents Daegu 2011 running ...

    Jan 3, 2024 · Three long years after being cruelly cut down by injury at his home Olympic Games, the Chinese sporting icon had a global gold medal within his grasp as he cleared the penultimate flight in the 110m hurdles final at the 2011 World Athletics Championships in Daegu.

  7. www.bbc.com › news › world-asia-china-32193644Liu Xiang: The highs and lows of China's hurdling star

    Apr 7, 2015 · China's star hurdler Liu Xiang has announced his retirement from athletics at the age of 31. Liu became a sporting idol at home after winning China's first ever male track and field Olympic...

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  9. www.nbcsports.com › olympics › newsLiu Xiang details retirement in Weibo post, 'My Track, My ...

    Apr 7, 2015 · Chinese Olympic 110m hurdles champion Liu Xiang called his retirement sad and painful but that he had no other choice in a Weibo post to 32 million followers Tuesday. Liu, now 31, became the first Chinese men’s track and field gold medalist at Athens 2004.

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  10. www.bbc.co.uk › news › world-asia-china-19174696China mourns hurdler Liu Xiang's Olympic exit - BBC News

    Aug 8, 2012 · China is mourning the Olympic exit of Liu Xiang after he fell in the men's 110m hurdles heats, with media and netizens rallying behind the athlete.

  11. apnews.com › report-former-world-champion-hurdlerReport: Former world champion hurdler Liu Xiang to retire

    Apr 3, 2015 · BEIJING (AP) — China's former Olympic champion hurdler Liu Xiang plans to announcement his retirement next week following years of nagging injuries, a local newspaper reported Friday.

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