体坛英语资讯：Xie Wenjun tries to put Chinese 110m hurdles on world map again
<p><span word="DOHA">DOHA</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 3-- <span word="After">After</span> <span word="Xie">Xie</span> <span word="Wenjun">Wenjun</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="men">men</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 110<span word="m">m</span> <span word="hurdles">hurdles</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Doha">Doha</span> <span word="athletics">athletics</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="championships">championships</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="teammate">teammate</span>, <span word="retired">retired</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="Xiang">Xiang</span> <span word="texted">texted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="congratulate">congratulate</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p><span word="Xie">Xie</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="in">in</span> 13.29 <span word="seconds">seconds</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="cry">cry</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Liu">Liu</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="of">of</span> 12.88 <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Xie">Xie</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="male">male</span> <span word="hurdlers">hurdlers</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="championships">championships</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Liu">Liu</span>.</p><p>"<span word="He">He</span> <span word="texted">texted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="job">job</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Xie">Xie</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Sun">Sun</span> <span word="Haiping">Haiping</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Liu">Liu</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="peak">peak</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="medal">medal</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="men">men</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 110<span word="m">m</span> <span word="hurdles">hurdles</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2004 <span word="Athens">Athens</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="championships">championships</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Osaka">Osaka</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2007. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="between">between</span>, <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="of">of</span> 12.88 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Lausanne">Lausanne</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2006.</p><p><span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="bagged">bagged</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="silver">silver</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Daegu">Daegu</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="championships">championships</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2011 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="retired">retired</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="later">later</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="male">male</span> <span word="hurdles">hurdles</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="semifinals">semifinals</span> <span word="thereafter">thereafter</span>.</p><p><span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="Xie">Xie</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gap">gap</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="legend">legend</span> <span word="hurdler">hurdler</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span> <span word="yesterday">yesterday</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="McLeod">McLeod</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="off">off</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sixth">sixth</span> <span word="place">place</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exclusive">exclusive</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>. "<span word="Still">Still</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="closely">closely</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="race">race</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="before">before</span>."</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="final">final</span>, <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="titlist">titlist</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="defending">defending</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Omar">Omar</span> <span word="McLeod">McLeod</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jamaica">Jamaica</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="balance">balance</span> <span word="stumbling">stumbling</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hurdles">hurdles</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="blocked">blocked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="Orlando">Orlando</span> <span word="Ortega">Ortega</span> <span word="beside">beside</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="disqualified">disqualified</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="NCAA">NCAA</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Grant">Grant</span> <span word="Holloway">Holloway</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="in">in</span> 13.10 <span word="seconds">seconds</span>. <span word="Ortega">Ortega</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="awarded">awarded</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bronze">bronze</span> <span word="medal">medal</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span>.</p>
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