8/14/08

Beijing, China - It hardly needs saying that Liu Xiang is under a bit of pressure. Of all the events at these Olympic Games none will define sporting success for the home nation more than the men’s 110m Hurdles final on Thursday night (21).

With the Olympic dreams of 1.3 billion people hanging on his every move, the defending champion has a world to win, and everything to lose. Few athletes in history have experienced anything like it.