For,Liu,Xiang,life,as,a,sports,hero,bagan,in,2004,First,he,was,invited,to,competitions,around,the,world,Then,he,was,chosen,for,the,Chinese,team,at,the,Athens,Olympic,Games,and,won,a,gold,medal,Liu,Xiang,was,not,a,sucessful,sportsman,at,first,He,was,born,in,Shanghai,on,13th,July,1983,and,started,training,when,he,was,very,young,In,Grade,4,he,went,to,the,Sports,School,of,Putong,District,of,Shanghai,Liu,was,encouraged,at,first,to,train,for,the,high,jump,in,1998,Liu,Xiang,s,ability,in,hurdling,was,noticed,by,Sun,Haiping,who,later,became,his,coach,In,2001,a,special,programme,was,set,up,to,help,young,sportsmen,and,sportswomen,liu,xiang,was,among,them,his,races,were,recorded,and,he,was,compared,with,the,world,s,best,dports,stars,SunHaiping,used,the,nformation,to,change,his,training,methods,for,Liu,Xiang,In,May,2001,Liu,Xiang,won,his,first,international,110,Hurdles,race,in,Japan,In,2004,he,won,the,first,Olympic,gold,medal,for,China,in,the,110m,hurdles,race,and,at,the,same,time,broke,the,Olympic,Games,Record,It,was,also,the,first,time,an,Olympic,Gold,Medal,was,hung,round,the,neck,of,a,sportsperson,from,an,Asian,country,Liu,Xiang,trained,very,hard,In,fact,he,trained,so,hard,that,he,hurt,his,foot,From,2008,on,he,suffered,a,lot,from,his,foot,problem,but,he,did,not,give,up,though,he,missed,some,competitions,he,still,returned,to,first,place,in,the,world,110m,hurdles,race,in,2012,It,is,a,pity,that,his,foot,problem,stopped,him,from,completing,the,2012,London,Olympic,Games,BUt,he,is,still,a,symbol,of,courage,and,success,and,we,continue,to,take,great,pride,in,him,For,Liu,Xiang,life,as,a,sports,hero,bagan,in,2004,First,he,was,invited,to,competitions,around,the,world,Then,he,was,chosen,for,the,Chinese,team,at,the,Athens,Olympic,Games,and,won,a,gold,medal,Liu,Xiang,was,not,a,sucessful,sportsman,at,first,He,was,born,in,Shanghai,on,13th,July,1983,and,started,training,when,he,was,very,young,In,Grade,4,he,went,to,the,Sports,School,of,Putong,District,of,Shanghai,Liu,was,encouraged,at,first,to,train,for,the,high,jump,in,1998,Liu,Xiang,s,ability,in,hurdling,was,noticed,by,Sun,Haiping,who,later,became,his,coach,In,2001,a,special,programme,was,set,up,to,help,young,sportsmen,and,sportswomen,liu,xiang,was,among,them,his,races,were,recorded,and,he,was,compared,with,the,world,s,best,dports,stars,SunHaiping,used,the,nformation,to,change,his,training,methods,for,Liu,Xiang,In,May,2001,Liu,Xiang,won,his,first,international,110,Hurdles,race,in,Japan,In,2004,he,won,the,first,Olympic,gold,medal,for,China,in,the,110m,hurdles,race,and,at,the,same,time,broke,the,Olympic,Games,Record,It,was,also,the,first,time,an,Olympic,Gold,Medal,was,hung,round,the,neck,of,a,sportsperson,from,an,Asian,country,Liu,Xiang,trained,very,hard,In,fact,he,trained,so,hard,that,he,hurt,his,foot,From,2008,on,he,suffered,a,lot,from,his,foot,problem,but,he,did,not,give,up,though,he,missed,some,competitions,he,still,returned,to,first,place,in,the,world,110m,hurdles,race,in,2012,It,is,a,pity,that,his,foot,problem,stopped,him,from,completing,the,2012,London,Olympic,Games,BUt,he,is,still,a,symbol,of,courage,and,success,and,we,continue,to,take,great,pride,in,him