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Who Broke the Men’s 110m Hurdles World Record?

by Sasha Manuel on January 19th, 2007

He goes by the name of Liu Xiang. He’s the superstar hurdler of China.

Liu broke the world record last 2006 in Luasanne, Switzerland. He clocked 12.88 seconds.

He’s currently scheduled to compete in the following 2007 competitions:

  • Osaka Grand Prix - May
  • Eugene Grand Prix - June
  • Shanghai’s Golden Grand Prix - September

However, his top target for 2007 is winning a World Championships title in Osaka, Japan.

The 23-year old Liu is an Olympic gold medallist during the 2004 Athens Games.

Source: People’s Daily Online

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