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Liu Xiang continues impressive hurdle run
(China Daily)
Updated: 2005-09-20 06:20

YOKOHAMA, Japan: Chinese Olympic champion Liu Xiang won the 110-metre hurdles at the Yokohama track and field meet yesterday, his second victory in three days after powering his way to the title at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix on Saturday.

China抯 star hurdler Liu Xiang reacts as he crosses the finish line in the men抯 110m hurdle final at the Seiko Super track and field meet in Yokohama yesterday.?Liu won the final with a time of 13.08 seconds. Behind him is Jamaican Maurice Wignall.?
China's star hurdler Liu Xiang reacts as he crosses the finish line in the men's 110m hurdle final at the Seiko Super track and field meet in Yokohama yesterday. [AFP]
Liu, who equalled the world record of 12.91 seconds to win gold at the Athens Olympics, clocked 13.08 yesterday, beating Maurice Wignall of Jamaica and Sergey Demidyuk of Ukraine.

Four-time world champion Allen Johnson of the United States and 2005 world champion Ladji Doucoure of France did not compete in Japan.

"It is a good result. And the time is the same as what I achieved at the Helsinki World Championships. I am very satisfied with the result. I came here to win and I did," said Liu, whose bid to become world champion failed in Helsinki in August when he finished in second place, 0.01 second behind Doucoure.

"It was comfortable. I think I will be able to run under 13 seconds again sooner or later but I'm not losing sleep over it or putting pressure on myself," Liu said.

Apart from Liu, several other big guns won their events.
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