Liu Xiang says chances of competing in Beijing 2015: "slim", from EME News

Liu Xiang, 2010 Asian Games, photo by PhotoRun.net

BEIJING (CHN): 2004 Olympic 110mH champion Liu Xiang has said that there is only a slim chance that he will be able to compete at the 2015 World Championships, report China Daily. "I think the possibility (of competing) is pretty slim," explained the Chinese star. "I might be able to take part in the event in another role (not as an athlete)". Liu urged the media to focus on the new wave of Chinese athletes that are performing well on the world stage.

(Editor's note: Liu Xiang is an amazing athlete, and at his zenith, he was one of the world's finest hurdlers. China's finest athlete has battled back from crippling injuries to regain world class stature. One can only have so many achilles injuries as a hurdler.)

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Larry Eder
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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