Liu Xiang withdrew from the competition

It's incredible for Chinese. A men's 110-meter hurdles athlete, Liu Xiang couldn't participate in the race due to injury, although he once stood at the start line.

It must be thrown into a commotion in China.
It is leading to a lot speculations. Many people are saying that his injury isn't real. I'm not sure but it's for certain that Chinese people are terribly shocked.

Usually 2 races are taken place a day in the hurdles. But in this time, just a race per day. The 1st elimination, 2nd elimination, the semifinals, and the finals. 4 days. It is said that the reason is China wanted Liu Xiang to show up as many as possible. A commentator said that most athletes aren't used to "a race a day", so it might not be good for their conditions. But China changed just because...

But Liu Xiang left from the Beijing Olympics without any races.

Liu Xiang getting set to start the race