World record holder Liu Xiang strolls to gold medal

时间：2006-12-13 01:37:37

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World record holder1 China's Liu Xiang competes in the men's 110m hurdles2 final during the 15th Asian Games in Doha, Qatar, Dec. 12, 2006. Liu took the gold medal.
 
Dec. 13 - World record holder Liu Xiang took it easy and still wound up with a record as he defended his 110-metre hurdles title on the last night of track and field competition at the Asian Games.

 

A relaxed looking Liu clocked 13.15 seconds Tuesday, almost half a second slower than his record of 12.88 set at Lausanne this year. With no serious competition at these Games, Liu has said his aim in Doha was merely to break his Asian Games record of 13.30 set four yeas ago at Busan, South Korea. He achieved that in a canter, leaving fellow Chinese Shi Dongpeng and Japan's Masato Naito to fight for silver and bronze.

 

"Before the race I planned to run slower, but after the start I saw a shadow following me," said Liu. "I was scared to be defeated by him, so I picked up."

 

Liu in 2004 became the first Chinese man to win an Olympic sprint3 event, trying the world record in Athens.

 

In other athletics4 events, Kenyan-born James Kwalia Kurui won the men's 5,000 metres for host Qatar in 13:38.90 to top an all-Gulf state podium. Mucheru Salem Jawher of Bahrain, also originally from Kenya, took silver and Burundi-born Sultan Khamis Zaman of Qatar had bronze.

 

Thailand was a surprise winner in the men's 4x100-metre relay5, while China won the women's race and Maryam Yusuf Jamal of Bahrain won the 1,500 metres.

 

Iraq's soccer team played itself into gold medal contention6, beating South Korea 1-0 to book a final berth7 against Qatar, which upset defending champion Iran 2-0.

 

Elsewhere, South Korea's Lee Hyung-taik rallied8 from a poor first set to beat Filipino Cecil Mamiit 7-5, 6-0 and advance to the singles tennis final, while top-seeded Li Na was dumped out of the women's semifinals by India's Sania Mirza 6-2, 6-2.

 

Fourth-seeded Mirza will contest the women's final against China's Zheng Jie, who beat Aiko Nakamura of Japan 6-3, 6-2.

 

"I had seen her play before, I knew I had to attack her strong forehand," said Mirza. "It was a big match, one of the better matches I've played."

 

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1 holder wc4xq     
n.持有者，占有者；(台，架等)支持物
参考例句：
  • 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 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
3 sprint QvWwR     
n.短距离赛跑；vi. 奋力而跑，冲刺；vt.全速跑过
参考例句：
  • He put on a sprint to catch the bus.他全速奔跑以赶上公共汽车。
  • The runner seemed to be rallied for a final sprint.这名赛跑者似乎在振作精神作最后的冲刺。
4 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。
5 relay cV9xi     
n.接力赛，中继转播（设备）；vt.转述，转播
参考例句：
  • They will relay your message.他们会转达你的口信。
  • This metal tower is used to relay television signals to distant villages.这个金属塔是用于向遥远的村子转播电视讯号的。
6 contention oZ5yd     
n.争论，争辩，论战；论点，主张
参考例句：
  • The pay increase is the key point of contention. 加薪是争论的焦点。
  • The real bone of contention,as you know,is money.你知道，争论的真正焦点是钱的问题。
7 berth yt0zq     
n.卧铺，停泊地，锚位；v.使停泊
参考例句：
  • She booked a berth on the train from London to Aberdeen.她订了一张由伦敦开往阿伯丁的火车卧铺票。
  • They took up a berth near the harbor.他们在港口附近找了个位置下锚。
8 rallied 66972eaa447917c5b2effc22f60a956b     
恢复( rally的过去式和过去分词 )； 价格回升； 集合起来； 嘲笑
参考例句：
  • Has the child rallied from her high fever yet? 这个女孩的高烧退了吗？
  • The enemy's forces rallied, and made a fresh attack on the town. 敌军重新调集兵力，对该城发动了又一次进攻。

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