China’s Liu Xiang Drops Out of Games

Arguably, China’s most revered athlete, Liu Xiang withdrew from Olympic competition this morning due to an injury to his achille’s tendon. He has also been suffering from an injured hamstring muscle for the past few months.

Liu, the favorite to win the men’s 110m hurdles, began the race, but pulled up after just a few strides. His coach, Feng Shuyoung told reporters that he couldn’t imagine the pain that Liu was suffering and that the hurdler was very depressed.

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