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Liu Xiang's career started as a high jumper. Mr. Sun Haiping encouraged him to move up to hurdles. Without him, Liu’s career would have come to a halt as his parents had withdrawn him from the sports school. 刘翔最开始是一名跳高运动员。他后来的教练孙海平鼓励他转跑跨栏。如果不是孙教练，刘翔的职业生涯可能会就此中断，因为他的父母当时已经让他从体校退学。 In 2001, Liu won his first world championship at World University Games in Beijing. 2001年，在北京举行的世界大学生运动会上，刘翔获得了个人的第一个世界冠军。 Gold in 110m hurdles at 2002 Busan Asian Games is the first one of Liu's three consecutive titles of Asian Games. 2002年釜山亚运会上，刘翔获得110米栏冠军，开始了亚运会三连冠。 The acme of his career came in the summer of 2004. Liu became the first ever Chinese man to win a gold medal in track events at Olympics. 2004年夏天的雅典奥运会上，刘翔迎来了个人职业生涯的高峰，成为中国径赛项目的第一个男子奥运冠军。 In 2006, Liu set a new world record at the Super Grand Prix in Lausanne with a time of 12.88 seconds. 2006年，刘翔在国际田联超级大奖赛洛桑站上以12秒88的成绩刷新了世界纪录。 He raced to victory in the 60m hurdles at 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Valencia, Spain. It is his first and only title at World Indoor Championships. | 
