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HIS face stares down from countless billboards in Beijing but 110m hurdler Liu Xiang, China's answer to David Beckham, is in danger of disappointing an entire nation.
Liu (right) has been a national hero since Athens when he became the first Chinese man ever to win gold in athletics, but pessimistic reports in the press about his hamstring injury described memorably by the China Daily as 'the Achilles' heel of a sprinter' are designed to decrease expectation.See the full content of this document
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Liu Xiang Quickly Loses Becks Appeal ; On the Line
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