Liu eases to Asia hurdles win
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July 11, 2011, Monday
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FORMER Olympic champion Liu Xiang of China built on his preparations for the world championships by winning the men's 110-meter hurdles at the Asian athletics championships in Kobe, Japan, yesterday.
Liu ran 13.22 seconds in sweltering heat to break his own championship record by .08 and finish comfortably ahead of compatriot Shi Dongpeng, who clocked 13.56. Park Tae-kyong of South Korea was third in 13.66.
"It's not a bad result," said the Shanghai native, who won his fourth Asian title. "It was very hot today so I wasn't able to prepare as I normally do, so considering that it's a good result. I am pleased to set a new championship record."
Liu, the 2004 Athens gold medalist, was still well behind his personal best of 12.88.
Liu has looked strong this year. He was second to American rival David Oliver at the Prefontaine Classic in Oregon last month after running 13.00 - his best time since winning at the 2007 worlds in Osaka.
In other events, Chisato Fukushima of Japan won the women's 200 in 23.49 to finish comfortably ahead of Lebanon's Gretta Taslakian, who timed 24.01. Saori Imai of Japan was third in 24.06.
Fukushima won the 100 and 200 at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, last November but competed only in the longer race at this meet.
She is scheduled to compete in the 100 and 200 at the August 27-September 4 world championships in Daegu, South Korea.
Nigerian-born Femi Ogunode of Qatar won the men's 200 in a championship-record time of 20.41. Hitoshi Sato of Japan was second in 20.75 followed by Omar Alsalfa of the United Arab Emirates, who clocked 20.97.
China added to its gold medal haul in the women's high jump and shot put. Zheng Xingjuan won the high jump with a leap of 1.92 meters, while Meng Qianqian was victorious in the shot put with a throw of 18.31 meters.
Thanh Hang Truong of Vietnam won the women's 800 with a time of 2:01.41.
In Madrid, Justin Gatlin's preparations for the world championships picked up a victory as the former Olympic champion won the 100 meters on Saturday.
Gatlin's time of 10.10 seconds came in a headwind as he edged Britain's Dwain Chambers (10.13) and fellow American Travis Padgett (10.18) for his second win in the distance in his comeback.
"I'm just taking it step-by-step, race-by-race and every event I've been in has had good competition and that elevates me so I get to the world championships. My goal is to get to that final," Gatlin said. "I'm staying focused, and it means a lot to me to reach them."
Gatlin, who won Olympic gold in 2004 before world titles in the 100 and 200 one year later, returned last year after serving a four-year ban following a second positive drug test.
Gatlin's second-place finish at the United States championships last month qualified him for the worlds.
Liu ran 13.22 seconds in sweltering heat to break his own championship record by .08 and finish comfortably ahead of compatriot Shi Dongpeng, who clocked 13.56. Park Tae-kyong of South Korea was third in 13.66.
"It's not a bad result," said the Shanghai native, who won his fourth Asian title. "It was very hot today so I wasn't able to prepare as I normally do, so considering that it's a good result. I am pleased to set a new championship record."
Liu, the 2004 Athens gold medalist, was still well behind his personal best of 12.88.
Liu has looked strong this year. He was second to American rival David Oliver at the Prefontaine Classic in Oregon last month after running 13.00 - his best time since winning at the 2007 worlds in Osaka.
In other events, Chisato Fukushima of Japan won the women's 200 in 23.49 to finish comfortably ahead of Lebanon's Gretta Taslakian, who timed 24.01. Saori Imai of Japan was third in 24.06.
Fukushima won the 100 and 200 at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, last November but competed only in the longer race at this meet.
She is scheduled to compete in the 100 and 200 at the August 27-September 4 world championships in Daegu, South Korea.
Nigerian-born Femi Ogunode of Qatar won the men's 200 in a championship-record time of 20.41. Hitoshi Sato of Japan was second in 20.75 followed by Omar Alsalfa of the United Arab Emirates, who clocked 20.97.
China added to its gold medal haul in the women's high jump and shot put. Zheng Xingjuan won the high jump with a leap of 1.92 meters, while Meng Qianqian was victorious in the shot put with a throw of 18.31 meters.
Thanh Hang Truong of Vietnam won the women's 800 with a time of 2:01.41.
In Madrid, Justin Gatlin's preparations for the world championships picked up a victory as the former Olympic champion won the 100 meters on Saturday.
Gatlin's time of 10.10 seconds came in a headwind as he edged Britain's Dwain Chambers (10.13) and fellow American Travis Padgett (10.18) for his second win in the distance in his comeback.
"I'm just taking it step-by-step, race-by-race and every event I've been in has had good competition and that elevates me so I get to the world championships. My goal is to get to that final," Gatlin said. "I'm staying focused, and it means a lot to me to reach them."
Gatlin, who won Olympic gold in 2004 before world titles in the 100 and 200 one year later, returned last year after serving a four-year ban following a second positive drug test.
Gatlin's second-place finish at the United States championships last month qualified him for the worlds.
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