Liu Xiang achieves 4th straight win in Osaka

时间：2007-05-07 05:39:43

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World champion Liu Xiang won his first outdoor 110m hurdles1 race this year with a comfortable time of 13”14 at the 2007 Osaka World Athletics2 Tour on Saturday, May 5, 2007.
 
May 6 - World champion Liu Xiang won his first outdoor 110m hurdles race this year with a comfortable time of 13"14 at the 2007 Osaka World Athletics Tour on Saturday.

 

The win was the Chinese athlete's fourth straight victory at the event. Compatriot Shi Dongpeng finished second with 13"24.

 

No athletes from the United States competed in the race, which pitted3 five Japanese athletes against three foreigners, including Liu and Shi.

 

A Japanese athlete jumped the gun at the start of the race, forcing a restart4. Liu Xiang gained the lead after clearing the first three hurdles and successfully held his position all the way to the finishing line.

 

After his victory, Liu Xiang said he plans to go all-out at the 11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, which will be held from 25 August to 2 September at the Nagai stadium.

 

The 24-year-old athlete set a new hurdles world record when he completed his race in 12"88 in Lausanne, Switzerland last July. He broke the former record of 12"91 set by Britain's Colin Jackson in 1993.

 

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1 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
参考例句：
  • In starting a new company, many hurdles must be crossed. 刚开办一个公司时，必须克服许多障碍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • There are several hurdles to be got over in this project. 在这项工程中有一些困难要克服。 来自辞典例句
2 athletics rO8y7     
n.运动，体育，田径运动
参考例句：
  • When I was at school I was always hopeless at athletics.我上学的时候体育十分糟糕。
  • Our team tied with theirs in athletics.在田径比赛中，我们队与他们队旗鼓相当。
3 pitted b6764bd242a57545bbd17fcac5b92b98     
adj.有凹痕的，去核的；麻
参考例句：
  • He pitted John against Paul. 他使约翰反对保罗。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Earthquake pitted the surface of the earth. 地震使地面出现了凹陷。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 restart IkrzZZ     
vt.重新开始，重新启动；vi.重新开始，重新启动
参考例句：
  • Restart the computer in Safe mode or VGA mode.重新启动计算机在安全模式或VGA模式。
  • After the restart the program continues to run automatically.重启后，程序仍然自动运行。

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