Liu Xiang, our most popular track athlete, withdrew from the 110 meters hurdles at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He walked off the track after a false start by Qatar's Mohammed Issa Al-Thawadi. I felt very sad when I heard about this news. It is said that he had been suffering from a pre-existing injury to his right Achilles tendon, the same injury that forced him to pull out of a race in New York on May 31, 2008.
It was unknown that his pre-existing injury was so severe, but it quickly became apparent as he looked to be in agony when he got in the blocks for the race. His coach Sun Haiping was very emotionally unstable in the subsequent press conference, coming to tears numerous times. Sun told reporters afterward that Liuxiang has been hampered by a tendon injury for six or seven years. "We worked hard every day, but the result was as you see and it is really hard to take," Sun said. Yes, it is incredible to all of Chinese people. But we could understand him and will support him at all times. I hope and pray that he could recover as soon as possible.
It was unknown that his pre-existing injury was so severe, but it quickly became apparent as he looked to be in agony when he got in the blocks for the race. His coach Sun Haiping was very emotionally unstable in the subsequent press conference, coming to tears numerous times. Sun told reporters afterward that Liuxiang has been hampered by a tendon injury for six or seven years. "We worked hard every day, but the result was as you see and it is really hard to take," Sun said. Yes, it is incredible to all of Chinese people. But we could understand him and will support him at all times. I hope and pray that he could recover as soon as possible.
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