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China Daily
Liu finds his stride
China Daily
By Tang Zhe (China Daily) BEIJING - Champion Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang will head for the Indoor Grand Prix in Birmingham next Wednesday to start his Olympic Games build-up after two months of intensive training in Shanghai. Coach Sun Haiping said Liu ...
Liu Xiang, Robles set for Birmingham showdownZee News

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China.org.cn
Liu Xiang, Robles set for Birmingham showdown
China Daily
LONDON - Reigning Olympic champion and world record holder Dayron Robles will go head-to-head with reigning world indoor champion Liu Xiang of China in a blockbuster 60m hurdles race at the Aviva Grand Prix on February 18. It will be the pair's first ...
Liu finds his strideChina.org.cn

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Daily Mail
Robles and Xiang set for mouthwatering hurdles clash in Birmingham
Daily Mail
By Sportsmail Reporter Dayron Robles will take on his predecessor as Olympic champion Liu Xiang in the 60 metres hurdles at the Aviva Grand Prix in Birmingham on February 18. Cuban Robles, the world record holder, will race his Chinese rival for the ...
Dayron Robles and Liu Xiang set for Birmingham battleInternational Association of Athletics Foundation

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International Association of Athletics Foundation
Dayron Robles and Liu Xiang set for Birmingham battle
International Association of Athletics Foundation
Birmingham, UK - Reigning Olympic 110m Hurdles champion and World Record holder Dayron Robles will go head-to-head with former World and Olympic 110m Hurdles champion and reigning World Indoor 60m Hurdles titleholder Liu Xiang in a blockbuster 60m ...
Robles and Xiang set for mouthwatering hurdles clash in BirminghamDaily Mail

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Daily Mail
Dayron Robles and Liu Ziang set for Aviva Grand Prix
Daily Mail
By Sportsmail Reporter Dayron Robles will take on his predecessor as Olympic champion Liu Xiang in the 60 metres hurdles at the Aviva Grand Prix in Birmingham on February 18. Cuban Robles, the world record holder, will race his Chinese rival for the ...
Robles and Xiang set for Birmingham battleInternational Association of Athletics Foundation
Cuban Dayron Robles Prepares for London 2012Radio Cadena Agramonet

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Radio Cadena Agramonet
Cuban Dayron Robles Prepares for London 2012
Radio Cadena Agramonet
Robles said his main contenders, will be Liu Xiang (China) and the US sprinters who could classify for the Olympic Games, but he made it clear that he must first defeat his internal rivals. Robles, 25 years old, the holder of the 110m hurdle record ...

International Association of Athletics Foundation
Cheruiyot and Pistorius win prestigious world sport awards
International Association of Athletics Foundation
Liu Xiang of China, the former Olympic champion and World record holder, was nominated in the World Comeback of the Year category. The Laureus World Sports Awards are one of the premiere honours on the international sporting calendar.
Laureus Awards gathers world top sports stars in LondonDigitalJournal.com
Tseng, R-Mac set for Laureus Award?Golf365.co.za
Clive Owen to host 2012 Laureus World Sports AwardsInsidethegames.biz

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Cuban Dayron Robles Prepares for London 2012
Prensa Latina
Robles said his main contenders, will be Liu Xiang (China) and the US sprinters who could classify for the Olympic Games, but he made it clear that he must first defeat his internal rivals. Robles, 25 years old, the holder of the 110m hurdle record ...

The Epoch Times
Chinese Athletes Steer Clear of Pork Over Drug Concerns
The Epoch Times
Some of China's most famous athletes indicated that they refrained from eating meat years ago. Chinese swimmer Zhang Lin said that eating pork is like “a time bomb.” Former Olympic champion Liu Xiang also stopped eating pork long ago.

International Association of Athletics Foundation
Bolt, Cheruiyot and Jeter among prestigious international award finalists
International Association of Athletics Foundation
Liu Xiang of China, the 2004 Olympic champion and former World record holder in the 110m Hurdles, is a World Comeback of the Year nominee. Pistorius was also nominated in the World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability category.

Tseng, R-Mac set for Laureus Award?
Golf365.co.za
She is ranged against Czech Tennis star Petra Kvitova, Kenyan long-distance star Vivian Cheruiyot, German Olympic alpine ski race winner Maria Höfl-Riesch, US world champion sprinter Carmelita Jeter and Japanese football star Homare Sawa.

DigitalJournal.com
Laureus Awards gathers world top sports stars in London
DigitalJournal.com
With less than six months until the London Olympics, there cannot be a better way to start the Olympic year. Golden Globe and BAFTA award-winning actor Clive Owen will host the event. He is taking over this part from American actor Kevin Spacey, ...
Clive Owen to host 2012 Laureus World Sports AwardsInsidethegames.biz

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China not competitive in influential sports: Lin Dan
China Daily
Since 2000 Chinese have won three Laureus Awards, including Yao Ming and Liu Xiang as Best Newcomers of the Year, and Chinese Olympic team as the Best Team of the Year. However, none of the Chinese have been awarded as the best sportsman or sportswoman ...

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On World Cancer Day, Global NGO Project HOPE Highlights New Methods Of Care ...
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
We have had visits from Yao Ming and Olympic Champion Liu Xiang, the NBA dream team and others. These experiences lifted the kids' spirits and helped the children forget about needles and medication for a little while. The smiles on the childrens' ...

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London Eye: Pain barrier is hurdle for Turner to overcome
The Independent
His priority is to get himself into one piece for the spring training camp in Florida that will make or break his prospects of having an impact at the London Olympics 175 days from now. "I'm not even thinking about indoors at the minute, to be honest," ...

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CNNGo.com
China: $100000 around-the-world tour sells out in 13 seconds
CNNGo.com
Then we saw this: a 66-day around-the-world tour that sold out in China 13 seconds after the reservation hotline opened -- roughly the time it takes Olympic-champion hurdler Liu Xiang (刘翔) to cover 110 meters. Did we mention the price?

Djokovic, Messi Spearhead Stars Poised For Laureus Awards
Bernama
Along with her was hurdles star Liu Xiang, China's first male Olympic gold medalist in track and field. He won a silver medal in the world championships last year and was hence nominated as World Comeback of the Year. The seven awards were shortlisted ...

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Robles prepares for upcoming competitions
Cuba Headlines
For the native of the eastern Cuban province of Guantanamo, the main rivals are Americans who qualify for the Olympics and China's Liu Xiang, but said they must first overcome their internal rivals. The owner of the world's best mark (12.87 seconds) in ...