Liu Xiang unsuprisingly cruised to victory in the 100m hurdle at yesterday's at yesterday's Asian Athletic Championships. Despite the rain, Liu clocked in his win at 13.5 seconds, securing his position at next year's World Cup in Croatia. If he wins there, he'll have won the "grand slam" of sprinting, making him only the second sprinter to do so. Good job, Golden Boy!
Liu Xiang wins gold at Asian Athletics Championships
China bans sprinter for life after testing positive for drugs
Wang Jian, a sprinter from Fujian province who was on the national team for the Olympics, was banned for life after testing positive for performance enhancing drugs. The ban comes shortly after Wang winning gold in the women's 100 meters at last week's National Games. Sadly, Wang is the third athlete banned in the course of the National Games. Though the sprinter denies ever having used drugs willingly, it's no surprise that drug use would rear its ugly head with competition to make the national team fiercer than ever. Photo from inSing
Video: For those who didn't see Liu Xiang at the Golden Grand Prix
We reported on Liu Xiang's comeback at the Golden Grand Prix last weekend, but we were so distracted by his Christ-like stigmata pose that we didn't actually think to look on Chinese video streams to watch the magic moment happen.

