The first week of the ITF World Tennis Tour Juniors (J60) on Kigali’s clay courts concluded with thrilling finals that saw Japan’s third seed Kazuki Nakajima and China’s fourth seed Liu Xiang emerge ...

Sport & Culture “Liu Xiang is a Warrior” Tragedy once again strikes Liu Xiang. The real story may be how he pressed forward in spite of it. By John Duerden August 08, 2012 ...

Liu Xiang of China, 110-meter hurdle gold medalist eight years ago, fell hard in his Olympic qualifying heat Tuesday and left the arena in a wheelchair.

China's record-breaking athlete Liu Xiang is plagued by injury. BEIJING, Aug. 18, 2008 -- When defending Olympic hurdles champion and Chinese national hero Liu Xiang stepped onto the track at the ...

The National Youth Athletics Games in Shenyang, Northeast China's Liaoning Province Photo: VCG. The first National Youth ...

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JANUARY 28: (CHINA MAINLAND OUT)Liu Xiang attends the 12th Shanghai CPPCC meeting on 28th January, 2015 in Shanghai, China.(Photo by TPG/Getty Images) Getty Images Chinese hurdler ...

As Liu Xiang limped off the track and hobbled into the tunnel Monday an entire stadium — and an entire nation — was stunned. Many sat in silence, letting the monumental moment sink in.

Liu Xiang, China’s top track and field star and former Olympic champion hurdler, has run his last race. In a lengthy and emotive statement Tuesday, Mr. Liu called time on a triumphant but ...

Liu's fitness has been in question--he has not competed since May due to injury, and his world record was recently broken by Cuban hurdler Dayron Robles (who won gold in the hurdles on Tuesday).

Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang, the first man from his country to win an Olympic gold medal in track and field and a former world-record holder, announced his retirement Tuesday due to injury.

Liu Xiang -- his name means “to soar” -- defended his 110-meter hurdles title at the East Asian Games in Hong Kong on Friday, finishing in 13.66 seconds and fueling hopes that the answer is yes.