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Liu Xiang to challenge Robles and Trammell in Doha
Source: Xinhua |
March 12, 2010, Friday
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CHINA'S former Olympic champion Liu Xiang will make his first appearance at a global championship at the indoor worlds in Doha since withdrawing injured from his 110m Hurdles heat in front of his adoring home fans at the Beijing Olympic Games.
The Chinese athlete underwent surgery on his Achilles in December 2008 and returns to the big time in Doha. He has made just one indoor appearance so far, a modest 8.05 seconds outing in Shanghai.
Liu is slated to face reigning Olympic champion Dayron Robles of Cuba and season's world No. 1 Terrence Trammell of the United States in the 60m hurdles.
"He is not in form. Don't have too high expectations for him," said Sun Haiping, Liu's long-time coach. "Our goal is to make the final."
Liu finished second to Trammell in the 110m hurdles at the Shanghai Grand Prix in September last year.
Robles suffered an injury last year and pulled out of the world championships in Berlin. But with a season's best of 7.44 the Cuban will be keen to secure his first indoor crown.
He will want to forget his last world indoor experience when a misjudgement at the start cost him a qualification spot from the heat.
Trammell will aim to match the achievements of his countryman Allen Johnson and land a third world indoor 60m hurdles title. Trammell blasted to his world season leading 7.41 to take the US indoor crown and looks in great form.
Watch out too for Olympic 110m hurdles bronze medallist David Oliver (7.49), another returning from an injury ravaged 2009. Meanwhile, Czech Petr Svoboda is a potential dark horse after lowering his national record to an impressive 7.44.
Other contenders include; European indoor champion Ladji Doucoure of France (7.58), the 2008 world indoor bronze medallist Yevgeniy Borisov (7.58), Hungarian national record holder Daniel Kiss (7.56), and Shamar Sands (7.54) of the Bahamas.
The Chinese athlete underwent surgery on his Achilles in December 2008 and returns to the big time in Doha. He has made just one indoor appearance so far, a modest 8.05 seconds outing in Shanghai.
Liu is slated to face reigning Olympic champion Dayron Robles of Cuba and season's world No. 1 Terrence Trammell of the United States in the 60m hurdles.
"He is not in form. Don't have too high expectations for him," said Sun Haiping, Liu's long-time coach. "Our goal is to make the final."
Liu finished second to Trammell in the 110m hurdles at the Shanghai Grand Prix in September last year.
Robles suffered an injury last year and pulled out of the world championships in Berlin. But with a season's best of 7.44 the Cuban will be keen to secure his first indoor crown.
He will want to forget his last world indoor experience when a misjudgement at the start cost him a qualification spot from the heat.
Trammell will aim to match the achievements of his countryman Allen Johnson and land a third world indoor 60m hurdles title. Trammell blasted to his world season leading 7.41 to take the US indoor crown and looks in great form.
Watch out too for Olympic 110m hurdles bronze medallist David Oliver (7.49), another returning from an injury ravaged 2009. Meanwhile, Czech Petr Svoboda is a potential dark horse after lowering his national record to an impressive 7.44.
Other contenders include; European indoor champion Ladji Doucoure of France (7.58), the 2008 world indoor bronze medallist Yevgeniy Borisov (7.58), Hungarian national record holder Daniel Kiss (7.56), and Shamar Sands (7.54) of the Bahamas.
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