Liu Xiang collapsed under the weight of 1.3 billion fans and all their expectations. Or did he?
His coach and fans broke down with him.
He with Achilles tendon pain, the fans and coach with heartbreak because their hopes were dashed.
What about Liu Xiang’s hopes and expectations.
Liu Xiang’s coach, Sun Haiping, broke down into tears at the press conference where he explained why his ‘fighter’ had quit.
The head coach of the Chinese team – “I know that kind of pain was unbearable...Read Full Story
Presenting the follow-up to the first collaboration between Olympic Gold Medalist Liu Xiang and Nike which featured the Liu Xiang x Nike LunarGlide+ 3 is the all new Liu Xiang x Nike LX Running Collection .
The new series pack consists of some of Nike’s most comfortable and highly preferred running sneakers to date including the Free Run+ 2 and LunarGlide+ 3 models available in men and women’s sets. While the men’s editions feature a purple and gold colorway, reminiscent to the Los Angeles...Read Full Story
We previewed the Liu Xiang x Nike LunarGlide+ 3 collaboration not too long ago. A collaboration that’s as unique as it is functional.
The Nike LunarGlide+ 3 model takes many design cues from it’s predecessors with the sporty mesh upper, exo-skeletal framing, midfoot support lacing system and the key ingredient – Lunarlon.
More images have surfaced in the Grey/Metallic Bronze and University Blue colorway. No word on a US release but stay tuned as we gather more info.
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Ever since Usain Bolt became relevant in the world track & field scene, it seems as though no one else can come close to garnering as much attention as he has and continues to do so. However, Chinese sprinting sensation Liu Xang most certainly has caught the eye of the Nike team. The result of said attention is a LunarGlide+ 3 in a soft grey upper with sky blue and yellow accents. Part of this motif involves a dove breaking out of a box- symbolizing the perseverance Liu Xiang has had to...Read Full Story
DAEGU , South Korea ( Reuters ) - A milestone run by double-amputee Oscar Pistorius saw the South African steal the limelight at the athletics world championships Sunday, although Usain Bolt is certain to snatch it back later in the blue riband 100 meters. Pole vault queen Yelena Isinbayeva was in early action and Chinese high hurdler Liu Xiang shed years of injury misery with a commanding performance but both members of the track and field aristocracy were put in the shadows by the man who...Read Full Story
Liu Xiang (L) of China and Dayron Robles of Cuba fighting for the first place during the men's 110 metres hurdles final (Getty Images) Birmingham, UK - Reigning Olympic 110m Hurdles champion and World Record holder Dayron Robles will go head-to-head with ...
London, Feb 10 (IANS) Reigning Olympic champion and world record holder Dayron Robles will go head-to-head with reigning world indoor champion Liu Xiang of China in a blockbuster 60-metre hurdles race at the Aviva Grand Prix Feb 18.
It will be the pair’s first meeting since the 2011 World Championships in Daegu where Liu [...]
Dayron Robles will take on his predecessor as Olympic champion Liu Xiang in the 60 metres hurdles at the Aviva Grand Prix in Birmingham on February 18. Cuban Robles, the world record holder, will race his Chinese rival for the first time since a dramatic ...
Liu Xiang holds the trophy of the Grand Jury Prize during the 2011 CCTV Sports Personality awards ceremony in Beijing on Sunday. [Cui Meng / China Daily] BEIJING - Liu Xiang reaped one last award for 2011. Now it's time to focus on 2012. Liu, who won the ...
Winning the men's 1,500m freestyle gold medal at the FINA World Championships in Shanghai on July 31, the 19-year-old Sun clocked 14 min, 34.14 sec to break the longest-standing world record in swimming - Australian Grant Hackett's 10-year-old mark.
Call it the curse of the world record holders. One day after Usain Bolt was disqualified in the 100 meters at the world championships because of a false start, Cuba'a Dayron Robles, the world record holder in the 110 meter hurdles, had his gold medal taken away after officials determined he illegally bumped into Chinese track hero Liu Xiang late in the race. The disqualification enabled American ...
Welcome to our wikizine about Liu Xiang. Liu Xiang is a Chinese world champion and record holder hurdler. Liu Xiang is China's first ever Track and Field Olympic gold meddler. Follow Li Xiang's quest for another gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing here at Zimbio.
BEIJING : Liu Xiang seemed relaxed at home in his first race at the Bird's Nest stadium, the 91,000-seat venue for track and field at the Beijing Olympics. The defending Olympic and world champion
Liu Xiang ( simplified Chinese : 刘翔 ; traditional Chinese : 劉翔 ; pinyin : Liú Xiáng ; born July 13 , 1983 in Shanghai , China ) is a Chinese 110 metre hurdler , an ...
Friends and relatives of China 's 110m hurdles star Liu Xiang will find it more difficult to reach him by cell phone or through MSN on the Internet as the reigning Olympic champion ...