Liu back in six months

China's 110m hurdles world champion Liu Xiang could be back on the running track in May after successful foot surgery in the United States. The 2004 Olympic gold medallist, who was robbed of the chance of defending his title in Beijing in August by...

China's 110m hurdles world champion Liu Xiang could be back on the running track in May after successful foot surgery in the United States. The 2004 Olympic gold medallist, who was robbed of the chance of defending his title in Beijing in August by injury, underwent a three-hour operation on his damaged right Achilles' tendon in Houston last Friday. Liu had four pieces of bone removed from the Achilles tendon.

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