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China was in shock today as athletics hero Liu Xiang crashed out of the Olympic 110m hurdles in a nightmarish reminder of the 2008 Beijing Games when he was forced to withdraw.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Even state television sports commentator Yang Jian could not hold back his tears as he reported the news to a stunned nation.<\/strong> His sobs were heard live during the broadcast of Liu’s elimination.<\/p>\n

Liu<\/strong>, a former world record holder and winner of the 2004 Olympic crown, ploughed into the first hurdle and crashed to the ground to end his London dreams.<\/p>\n

The Internet was instantly flooded with comments on the national hero’s performance, with Liu nicknamed “Liu Shuaishuai” (Liu fell-fell) on Sina Weibo, China’s version of Twitter.
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\nLiu<\/strong> — who has been troubled by back and foot problems in the past month — was helped off the track and then taken away from the arena in a wheelchair and then to the medical centre.<\/p>\n

“A single injury to a man causes suffering to a population of 1.3 billion people,” said another user posting as “AAAAA”.<\/p>\n

But some were more sympathetic to their fallen idol.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Liu Xiang you are still our hero,” said “SowahFong”.<\/p>\n

Liu’s<\/strong> dream of winning gold in front of his home crowd at the Beijing Olympics in 2008 ended in one of the great Olympic anti-climaxes as he turned up for his heat but failed to clear a hurdle, clearly hindered by an Achilles tendon injury.<\/p>\n

It took more than a year for him to return to competition at the top level.<\/p>\n

Liu then put everything into attempting to realize his dream of Olympic glory in London.<\/strong> He even decided to escape the English capital and its gloomy weather to take refuge in Germany’s milder climate in mid-July.<\/p>\n

Source AP<\/em>
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