Liu Xiang crashes out of Olympics
LONDON (AP) — Liu Xiang hopped along the outside of the backstretch on his left leg, his injured right leg tucked behind him, then made his way over to the 10th and final hurdle to give it a kiss.
Eventually, his 110-meter hurdles heat long over, the former world-record holder and 2004 Olympic champion from China hopped across the finish line, out of the Summer Games without clearing a single barrier for the second time in a row.
Liu stumbled into the first hurdle Tuesday morning, fell to the track and stayed down for a few moments, clutching his lower right leg. He got up and tried to head to the nearest exit but was pointed back to the race area, so he managed to make his way the length of the race route the only way he could, using his one good leg.
