China Compassion for Liu Prevails After Olympic Hurdler Tumbles
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Praise and compassion in China for hurdler Liu Xiang overwhelmed criticism after one of the faces of the Beijing Games four years ago suffered his second straight disaster on the Olympic track.
Liu, 29, crashed at the first barrier in the 110-meter hurdles heats at the London games yesterday before being helped off by fellow competitors. At Beijing’s Bird’s Nest stadium in 2008, he pulled up with an Achilles injury during the warmup for his opening heat and withdrew.