Liu Xiang's Record Broken
Friday, 13th June 2008 ~ Maggie ~ Link ~ Comments (0)
Ostrava, Czech Republic—The 110-meter hurdles race in the Olympics this August just got a lot more interesting, as Cuba's Dayron Robles took the "world record holder" prefix off of the name of one of China's favorite athletes.
Robles ran a 12.87, .01 seconds faster than Liu's best time, at the Golden Spike meet. Liu became one of the most famous people in China when he set the world record in 2004 and has dominated the event ever since. But he's had a shaky time of late, withdrawing from the Reebok Grand Prix with a tight hamstring and then getting disqualified for a false start at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon.
Image: AP
Tags: athletics, Dayron Robles, Liu Xiang, track and field
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