 | Chinese Olympic champion Liu Xiang, left, and Allen Johnson of the U.S. race during the men's 110 meter hurdles event during the 2005 Shanghai Golden Grand Prix Saturday Sept. 17, 2005 at the Shanghai Stadium in Shanghai, China. The one-day meeting marks China's debut as host of a major international track and field event, part of efforts to build interest in the sport here ahead of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games. Liu won the men's 110m hurdles. click to open  |
 | France's Ladji Doucoure, top, beats Liu Xiang of China, bottom, and third-placed Allen Johnson of the USA on the finish line to win the final of the Men's 110 meter hurdles at the World Athletics Championships in Helsinki, Finland, Friday, Aug. 12, 2005. click to open |
 | Liu Xiang of China poses with the silver medal he won in the 110 meter hurdles final at the World Athletics Championships in Helsinki, Finland, Friday, Aug. 12, 2005. click to open |
 | Shuying Gao of China celebrates after clearing the bar during the women's pole vault final at the world athletics championships in Helsinki August 12, 2005. click to open |
 | Liu Xiang of China (L) and Joel Brown of the U.S. compete in the men's 110 metres hurdles final at the world athletics championships in Helsinki August 12, 2005. France's Ladji Doucoure flashed across the line in 13.07 seconds, one-hundredth of a second ahead of Chinese Olympic champion Liu. Allen Johnson of the U.S. took bronze. click to open |
 | Ladji Doucoure of France (C) lunges across the finish line to win the men's 110 metres hurdles final, ahead of second-placed Liu Xiang of China (in red) and third-placed Allen Johnson of the U.S. (2nd from top) at the world athletics championships in Helsinki, August 12, 2005. Doucoure flashed across the line in 13.07 seconds, one-hundreth of a second ahead of Chinese Olympic champion Liu. click to open |
 | Liu Xiang of China, Ladji Doucoure of France and Allen Johnson of the U.S. (L-R) display their medals during the award ceremony for the men's 110 metres hurdles at the world athletics championships in Helsinki August 12, 2005. Doucoure won the gold medal in a time of 13.07 seconds, ahead of Liu who won silver and Johnson who took bronze. click to open |
 | Terrence Trammell of the USA, right, won his 110 meter hurdles semifinal ahead of Liu Xiang of China, left, at the World Athletics Championships in Helsinki, Finland, Thursday Aug. 11, 2005. click to open |
 | Liu Xiang (L) of China and Terrence Trammell of USA compete during the men's 110m hurdles semi-final at the 10th IAAF World Athletics Championships in Helsinki Aug 11th 2005. click to open |
 | China's Xiang Liu celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the men's 110 metres hurdle final ahead of Canada's Charles Allen (top L) and Latvia's Stanislavs Olijars (top R) at the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics August 27, 2004. China's Liu Xiang won gold in a time of 12.91 seconds ahead of Terrence Trammel of the U.S. and Cuba's Anier Garcia. click to open |
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