Four years after he bore the disappointment of a nation when injury denied him the chance to defend his 110 metres hurdles title on home soil in Beijing, Olympic heartbreak struck again for Liu Xiang.
China's Liu Xiang plans to celebrate his birthday by sending a warning to his Olympic 110m hurdles rivals on his first appearance at the London Grand Prix on Friday.
Dayron Robles was disqualified from the 110 metres hurdles final at the world championships and stripped of his gold medal after bumping China's Liu Xiang.
Chinese world indoor champion Liu Xiang ruled out a medal after making a cautious return to global competition and finishing third in his 60 metres hurdles heat at the IAAF Indoor championships.
China's 110m hurdles world champion Liu Xiang could be back on the running track in May after successful foot surgery in the United States, local media reported on Monday.
Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang will head to the US next week to seek advice on the Achilles injury that robbed him of the chance to defend his 110m hurdles crown at the Beijing Olympics.
Cuban world record holder Dayron Robles avoided the fate of Chinese superhero Liu Xiang on Tuesday as he safely negotiated the second round of the Olympic Games men's 110m hurdles.
Chinese athletics hero Liu Xiang has apologised to his fans for pulling out of the 110m hurdles at the Beijing Olympics, but said the pain from his injured foot was 'unbearable'.
China's Olympic champion Liu Xiang failed to start his 110 metres hurdles first-round heat on Monday due to injury.
China suffered a massive setback to its hopes of winning gold on the track when Liu Xiang sensationally pulled out of the 110m hurdles.
Liu Xiang will have to deal with injury, the huge weight of expectation as China's only hope of a track gold medal and an in-form rival if he is to defend his 110 metre hurdles title at the Beijing Olympics.
Liu Xiang's coach has moved to calm fears over the Olympic 110-metres hurdles champion's fitness following his withdrawal from Saturday's Reebok Grand Prix in New York.
Olympic champion Liu Xiang was triumphant in the 110-metre hurdles at the China Athletics Open, a test event for the Beijing Games.
Months of monotonous training have left Olympic 110 hurdles champion Liu Xiang feeling 'numb' and itching to race.
Olympic champion Liu Xiang made the world 110metres hurdles record his own when he recorded a time of 12.88seconds at Tuesday's IAAF Super Grand Prix meeting in Lausanne.
Liu Xiang of China equalled Colin Jackson's 11-year-old world record by clocking 12.91 seconds to power to Olympic gold in the 110metres hurdles.