On August 7 local time, during the men's 110m hurdles heats at the London Olympics, Liu Xiang fell and failed to advance. When the starting gun went off, Liu Xiang quickly took the lead, but while attempting to clear the first hurdle, he was tripped by it and fell to the ground. The live broadcast host was choked up and unable to speak. Liu Xiang, you will always be our hero. We remember your past glory, and we know you gave it your all.
Beijing time, August 7 – the track and field events at the 2012 London Olympics entered their fifth day. In the sixth heat of the men's 110m hurdles preliminaries, Liu Xiang tripped over the first hurdle during the run and thus was eliminated without a result. However, despite injury to his right foot, Liu Xiang insisted on hopping to the finish line on one foot, ending his London Olympics journey in this way.
Liu Xiang's best result this year was 12.97 seconds at the Shanghai Diamond League. Before the Olympics, during the London Diamond League meet, Liu Xiang unexpectedly withdrew from the final after completing the heats, raising some concerns about his foot injury. Before arriving in London for the Olympics, Liu Xiang chose to conduct his final preparations in Germany, stating that he wanted to fully enjoy this Olympic journey.
Today, Liu Xiang was in lane four of the sixth heat. The most notable competitor in the same heat was Shaniece Blascheit, the brother of Ryan Blaswett, with his best result this year being 13.31 seconds. Besides Liu Xiang, the best performance in this heat was by Poland's Noga, who has run 13.27 seconds. During the warm-up, Liu Xiang wore long pants, appearing relaxed.
Before the race, a large screen at the venue showed footage of Liu Xiang winning gold in Athens in 2004, which was very moving. Although the temperature was somewhat low, Liu Xiang still chose to compete in shorts. Before taking his lane, he had some pain relief treatment applied to the injured area. When Liu Xiang was introduced, the audience gave him a warm round of applause, and he raised his right hand in greeting.
Before the start, Liu Xiang had a faint smile. At the gunshot, his start was good, but by the seventh step to the first hurdle, it was clear that his leg strength was insufficient. He tripped on the first hurdle, prompting a wave of regret from the crowd. After the other participants in his heat finished, Liu Xiang slowly got up, but he could no longer put weight on his right foot.After hopping on one foot to the athletes' entrance, Liu Xiang chose to return to the field, hopping to the finish line outside the track on one foot. >> Beijing time on August 7, the first round of the men's 110m hurdles at the 2012 London Olympics started on time, and the highly anticipated Chinese sprinter Liu Xiang made his appearance at the London Stadium as promised. However, Liu Xiang encountered an accident at the first hurdle and fell to the ground, which caused him to be unable to finish the race. Liu Xiang sat on the ground, touching his right Achilles tendon; he was in pain, and his fans were also in pain, with Chinese people feeling heartbroken. Liu Xiang then hopped on one leg toward the athletes' entrance. Support Liu Xiang, you are the best!
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I really don't understand. Since Liu Xiang's leg injury is so severe that he can't even get over the first hurdle in the preliminaries, why is China still letting him compete? Couldn't they wait until his leg is fully recovered?
When Liu Xiang was about to participate in the London Olympics, he gave an interview, stating that he had changed his starting tactics, switching from eight steps to seven steps over the hurdles, which made Liu Xiang not very adaptable. Coupled with the recurrence of an old injury during hurdles and various other reasons, it was regrettable for London...
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