IAAF World Indoor Championships – Hurdles Wrap Day 1

Now if there is one event at these IAAF World Indoor Championships which deserves front page spotlight that is the men’s 60m Hurdles. Indeed it has all the ingredients for a succulent recipe. Throw in the defending champion, the national hero for over 1 billion people, a former World outdoor record holder, World champion and…

IAAF World Indoor Men's Events Preview

This preview of the men’s events at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships, Doha, Qatar (12-14 March) is based on entry information received by the IAAF but before the official start lists have been decided. In a wide open event USA’s former World Junior 100m champion Ivory Williams is among the lead medal contenders following…

Liu Xiang leads Chinese squad at East Asian Games

BEIJING – Athens Olympic champion and former world 110 metres record holder Liu Xiang will lead a star-studded Chinese team in the 5th East Asian Games in Hong Kong, official told the media on Tuesday. “China will send a 589-member delegation to enter all 235 events of 22 sports at the East Asian Games,” Wu…

Liu trains in spikes but World Champs still out

By Huram Hung, World-Track SHANGHAI, China — China’s former 110m hurdles world record holder Liu Xiang took another step closer to full recovery on Wednesday when he trained in spikes for the first time since returning from an Achilles injury. Despite the promising signs, however, Liu’s coach Sun Haiping, who watched his athlete struggled to…

Robles ready to lower his own 110m world record

By Susan Porter, World-Track LONDON — Olympic champion and world record holder over the 110m hurdles Dayron Robles of Cuban is confident he can better is won world record at world championships in Berlin. "All of this depends on the work you do and it depends on how things turn out," Robles told The Associated…

Liu to make low-key come back

By Huram Hung, World-Track SHANGHAI, China — Former 110m hurdles Olympic champion Liu Xiang of China will make a return to action at a low key meet, but will not take part in the World Championships, according to his coach. Liu, who limped off the track with a hamstring injury without even clearing a single…

Olympic champ Robles to open season on June 10

Olympic champion Dayron Robles will be moving his training camp later this week from Ecuador to Spain, one week before making his outdoor debut on June 10 in Salonica, Greece.