Liu denies covering up knee injury
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August 25, 2012, Saturday
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CHINESE 110m hurdler Liu Xiang has insisted that he felt healthy before hitting the first hurdle and exiting the London Olympics, ending speculation that his injury was hushed up.
Liu, in his first major interview since crashing out of London with a ruptured Achilles tendon, told CCTV that he "felt healthy standing on the starting line".
The interview was broadcast late on Thursday amid online and media speculation that sports authorities knew that Liu was seriously injured and was unlikely to complete it.
"Standing on the line, I felt I was a healthy Liu Xiang. Actually I was having problems on my foot at the time, but I felt I could run fast," said Liu. "(But) when I tried the first hurdle, I felt like I was lashed by a whip."
CCTV commentator Yang Jian, who wept live on air after Liu's exit, reportedly admitted at an internal meeting that he was aware of the injury in advance, and had prepared scripts for his possible exit.
Liu, in his first major interview since crashing out of London with a ruptured Achilles tendon, told CCTV that he "felt healthy standing on the starting line".
The interview was broadcast late on Thursday amid online and media speculation that sports authorities knew that Liu was seriously injured and was unlikely to complete it.
"Standing on the line, I felt I was a healthy Liu Xiang. Actually I was having problems on my foot at the time, but I felt I could run fast," said Liu. "(But) when I tried the first hurdle, I felt like I was lashed by a whip."
CCTV commentator Yang Jian, who wept live on air after Liu's exit, reportedly admitted at an internal meeting that he was aware of the injury in advance, and had prepared scripts for his possible exit.
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