Liu, Isinbayeva lead Shanghai show

SHANGHAI: Led by local superstar Liu Xiang and Russia pole vault queen Yelena Isinbayeva, a number of star athletes are ready to put on a season-ending show at the 5th Shanghai Golden Grand Prix on Sunday night.

Liu, China's star hurdler, is undoubtedly the biggest name in Shanghai as he makes his long-awaited comeback before a hometown crowd in Shanghai Stadium.

Racing for the first time since he limped out of the Bird's Nest last August in the men's 110m hurdles during the Beijing Olympic Games, the former Olympic and world champion will face off against his archrivals, four-time world champion Allen Johnson from the US and his compatriot and current world No 2 Terrence Trammell.