| Homegrown hero Liu Xiang (C) competes with Cuban Dayron Robles (R) and U.S. Allen Johnson (L) during the 110m hurdles at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix on September 28, 2007. World and Olympic champion Liu, who was seeking a hat trick of wins at the meeting, started slowly and could not make up the pace, settling for third, with a time of 13.21 seconds. Robles was well ahead of the pack with a time of 13.01. The United States' Anwar Moore took the second place. "There was actually no pressure on me. It's just a race and that's it," said Liu. "Anyway, I'm not at my best after the Osaka world championships. I was out of breath on the finishing the line. I can not complain too much." (Xinhua) |
