Liu Xiang to skip meetings in Europe
21.03.2010 World
Agencies are informing that former world record holder Liu Xiang will have a long way until beeing back in the top shape and ready to run with the best ones.
The Achilles injury that caused him to limp out of his first heat at Beijing‘s Bird‘s Nest stadium in Aug. 2008 continued to dog him in Qatar and was seventh. „The injury is still reacting,“ Liu told the Oriental Sports Daily on his return from Doha. „I dared not take off. I feel I am full of energy everywhere but in the foot.“
Because of the continuing problems with his foot, Liu has decided to skip this season‘s Diamond League events in Europe and concentrate on Asian events, Liu‘s coach Sun Haiping said. Liu also hopes to represent Asia in the new Continental Cup, formerly the World Cup, in Croatia in September.
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