Liu Xiang defeated by Allen Johnson at World Cup

时间：2006-09-19 05:36:04

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World record holder1 Liu Xiang(R) and Allen Johnson clear a hurdle2 at the men's 110-meter hurdles3 race of the IAAF World Cup in Athens on September 17, 2006. Liu finished second as Johnson won the race.[Xinhua]
 
Sept. 18 - U.S. hurdler Allen Johnson defeated world record holder and Olympic champion Liu Xiang to seize the gold medal of the men's 110m hurdles at the IAAF World Cup in Athens on Sunday.

 

Johnson, who replaced Ryan Wilson at the midday in the U.S. squad4, won the race with 12.96 seconds, while Liu Xiang, who had a bad reaction time of 0.185s, finished second with 13.03 seconds.

 

Cuba's new sensation5 Dayron Robles took the third place with 13.06.

 

All of them broke the previous World Cup record of 13. 07 created by Colin Jackson of Britain in September 1992.

 

Johnson failed to win at the IAAF World Cup in his two previous attempts in 1994 and 2002, but managed to do it at the age of 35. Liu Xiang ran 0.15s slower than his world record time, but his time of 13.03 is also a world-class performance.

 

"I'm not satisfied with my start, the starter was very fast," said Liu.

 

"But I'm satisfied with my performance in general, this is my 4th best performance," Liu added.

 

By comparison, Allen Johnson had a very good start time of 0.168s. "I saw yesterday that the track was very fast and I tried to have a quick start," said Johnson.

 

"It was a very special win for me against the best athletes in the world. The time was great, I am more than satisfied," he added.

 
 

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1 holder wc4xq     
n.持有者，占有者；(台，架等)支持物
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  • The holder of the office of chairman is reponsible for arranging meetings.担任主席职位的人负责安排会议。
  • That runner is the holder of the world record for the hundred-yard dash.那位运动员是一百码赛跑世界纪录的保持者。
2 hurdle T5YyU     
n.跳栏，栏架；障碍，困难；vi.进行跨栏赛
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  • The weather will be the biggest hurdle so I have to be ready.天气将会是最大的障碍，所以我必须要作好准备。
  • She clocked 11.6 seconds for the 80 metre hurdle.八十米跳栏赛跑她跑了十一秒六。
3 hurdles ef026c612e29da4e5ffe480a8f65b720     
n.障碍( hurdle的名词复数 )；跳栏；（供人或马跳跃的）栏架；跨栏赛
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4 squad 4G1zq     
n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组
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5 sensation hzCwi     
n.感觉，感知力，激动，轰动
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