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AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa De Olza
Liu Xiang is out of the London Games — and he had to leave on one foot.
The 2004 Olympic champion crashed on the first hurdle of his 100-meter heat. He grabbed his lower right leg and hopped toward the closest exit. Officials, however, directed him to the other end of Olympic Stadium. Liu then hopped the entire stretch of the track on his left foot, even pausing near the end for a break.
- Associated Press
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Please for the love of God get your news right...
It was clear in the video, if the writer even seen it, that he changed his mind to finish the race. He stopped to kiss the last hurdle good bye; knowing it is probably his last time in the Olympics.
Posted by: Failure of the media | 08/07/2012 at 12:52 PM