It does look like he is injured right from the start, so I feel more sympathetic to him now than I was in my earlier post.
Here’s another one in case the Youtube video above gets deleted.
JO 2008 forfait en direct de LIU XiangUploaded by lanouninoune
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Youtube Video: Liu Xiang’s Non-Run in Beijing 2008
Liu Xiang Quits
Argh! Liu Xiang, my favorite Olympian pulled out of the 110 meter hurdles reportedly because of a “tendon injury to the right foot“. As a fan who’s been blogging about Liu and who hoped that he will get his second Olympic gold medal, his decision to quit is very disappointing.
It would have been great to [...]