Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Liu Xiang Competing at World Indoor Championships this Weekend!

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Posted on: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 2:27 PM
Author: Melissa Charles
Subject: Liu Xiang Competing at World Indoor Championships this Weekend!

Nutrilite-sponsored athlete Liu Xiang will be starting his Olympic season at the World Indoor Championships in Valencia, Spain this weekend!

Some stats:

-- After five months of close-door training, this will be his first race of the new season!

-- Liu's personal best in the 60-meter hurdles is 7.42 seconds.

-- The current World Record for the 60-meter hurdles is 7.30 seconds.

-- Liu's biggest competition: Dayron Robles. (Dayron ran the 60-meter hurdles in 7.33 seconds on Feb. 8, 2008.)


The men's 60-meter hurdles is on Saturday. Check back here for updates!

Home page for the 2008 World Indoor Track & Field Championships. Click here.

Read about Liu going to the World Indoor Championship. Click here.


(Me & Liu at the Prefontaine Classic last year!)


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