Liu Xiang,a Shanghai native,was born on July 13,1983.His height is 188cm ,weight 74kg .Singing and the computer are his hobbies.In March,1999,he entered the Shanghai track and field team and one year later,he was admitted to the National Youth Team.Sun Haiping has been training him.In 2002,he won the gold modals in the men’s 110m hurdles at the Asian Games and the Asian Championships.The next year,he took third in the 60m hurdles at the World Indoor Championships in England .At the Athens Olympic Games on August 27,2004.Liu won the men’s 110m hurdles final in 12.91 seconds,equaling the world record set and breaking the Olympic record.
We all sincerely hope that he will get better in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.