Results tagged “trackandfield”

Yesterday's action at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix was nearly record breaking. American sprinters Tyson Gay and Carmelita Jeter stole the show from hometown favorite Liu Xiang with the second fastest men's and women's 100m races in history. Liu still held his own and then some, tying times for first place with American rival Terrance Trammell, but only receiving credit for second place. Still, Liu's trainers were impressed with his results, and expect a full return to health and glory in the near future. We're excited, Liu Xiang's sponsors are excited, and, judging from the advertisements in today's papers, so is Liu. Is it just us, or does his Christ-like pose seem like it's heralding the second coming? Photo from Danwei.org

Oh (golden) boy! News has it that celebrated track and field star and hometown favorite Liu Xiang will be competing at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix later this month. The Golden Grand Prix will serve as both a comeback and a homecoming for the track star, whose presence on the international sports scene has been sorely missed by China.

If you've caught Golden Grand Prix excitement, you may want to try your hand (well, your feet) at Shanghai's Toray Cup. The international race offers a full and half marathon, as well as a health race for the shorter winded. Of course, Usain Bolt won't be there, but you can consider it training for your shot at next year's Grand Prix, or even the 2010 Asian Games.

Everybody's favorite sports event (besides the Olympics, and the Asian Games), The Shanghai Golden Grand Prix, is back! The field and track event is rated as one of the best events of its kind in the world, even surpassing some of the Golden League events held in Europe.

Injured hurdler Liu Xiang has written a letter to the people of China and his supporters worldwide, which was posted on Chinese national track and field coach Feng Shuyong's (冯树勇) blog yesterday. Below is a translation of Feng's post:

China's star hurdler Liu Xiang, who won gold at the 2004 Athens Olympics, pulled out of the Beijing Olympics yesterday, disappointing hordes of fans. The Wall Street Journal talks to the man on the streets to find out what they think.

Former Olympic gold medalist hurdler and golden boy for millions of Chinese, Liu Xiang, limped off the track today, taking away with him the hopes of defending the gold and reclaiming his world record from Cuba's Dayron Robles.