Liu Xiang News

THE Asian Championships which ended on Saturday merely confirmed what has long been known in the local athletic circle as Malaysian track and field faces a bleak future.

China has started its build-up to the 2012 Olympic Games by interviewing track and field coaches over the past two days.

KUALA LUMPUR: Mohd Robani Hassan clocked a season best 14.01 to qualify for the final of the men's 110m hurdles in the Asian Track and Field Championships in Guangzhou, China, yesterday.

The 18th Asian athletics championships came to a close on Saturday after five days of fierce competition with the host country topping the medals table.

In this photo released by the Xinhua news agency, Chinese Liu Xiang celebrates the victory with the national flag after the final of men's 110m hurdles at the 18th Asian Athletics Championships in Guangzhou, south China, on Thursday Nov.

China's Liu Xiang competes during his heat of the men's 110m hurdles at the Asian Championships in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, yesterday.

Dong Yue gets up at 5:50 a.m. for an hour-long bus trip across the city to her school.

China dominated the second day's competition of the 18th Asian championships as they won six out of 11 gold medals on offer here on Wednesday, while Liu Xiang easily advanced to the men's 110 meters hurdles final.

GUANGZHOU: At the last Asian Games in 2006 China demolished all comers and a year out from hosting the multi-sport spectacular on home turf they are working hard to cement that dominance.

Cuban Olympic champion of 110m hurdles, Bayron Robles, said the return of Chinese Liu Xiang to the international competition will bring spark to the sport, local press said on Monday.

GUANGZHOU: China's superpower status in Asian sports is all too well-known. Its dominance in Asian athletics can also never be questioned.

With the Beijing Olympic Games just around the corner, it's only fitting that Nike release a pack of sneakers celebrating various Chinese Olympic Athletes from the past.

Next month's East Asian Games received a boost yesterday after China and other participating countries promised to send their top athletes.

No rest for Chinese hurdling star Liu Xiang: he is back to regular training in his hometown of Shanghai after winning gold at the National Games last month.

Home favorite Huang Xiaoxiao would storm to victory in the women's 400m hurdles to clinch her second gold at the National Games.The 25-year-old, who had won the 400m on Thursday, was fast out of the starting blocks and remained unchallenged in the last three hurdles.

The 11th Chinese National Games came to a successful close on Wednesday after 13 days of fierce competition with the host Shandong topping the medals table.

Beijing - Liu Xiang madness has returned to China, with fans auctioning ripped-up pieces of the track star's clothes that he tossed into the crowd after winning his third national 110 metre hurdle title.

Liu Xiang's steady comeback, promising walkers' progress and other surprising good results at the 11th Chinese National Games boosted Chinese athletes' confidence to achieve more in the international arena.

JINAN, Shandong province: Three gold, one silver and one bronze medal make world champion Zhang Lin the most successful swimmer at the 11th National Games.

Star hurdler Liu Xiang came to spotlight on Saturday night as the Athens Olympic champion easily cruised into the 110m finals at the 11th Chinese National Games.