In the men's 100m semifinals of the Tokyo Olympic Games, Su Bingtian broke into the final with a semi-final of 9.83 seconds, he not only created Asia, but also became the first athlete in China to break into the Olympic men's 100 meters final, and the name of "Su Shen" also burst the circle of friends for a time. Although in the final, Su Bingtian's result was 9.98 seconds, ranking sixth, but everyone still praised him, did not blame him, and would still be proud of him.
In an interview, Su Bingtian mentioned a name, Liu Xiang. Su Bingtian said: "I have always been in contact with Brother Xiang, and he has constantly encouraged and supported me. I also wished him a blessing on his birthday, I broke through the 10-second mark for the first time, and Xiang Ge was also on the scene. For me, Xiang Ge is not only an idol, but also my lucky star. "
Liu Xiang, in the men's 110m hurdles at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, tied the world record with a time of 12.91 seconds and won the Olympic championship. However, because he retired from the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2012 London Olympics due to injury, some people on the Internet scolded him and scolded him very badly.
"As a deserter at the doorstep of your home, do you lose face?"
"Good one Liu run!"
"Retired due to injury, but can really act!"
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How high the glory of the past is, how much scolding will be after that.
This is a very sentimental thing for Liu Xiang, the leg injury is very painful, and the heart is even more painful. And those who scolded him first did not talk about the quality of the problem, even if there is a little empathy, the heart to heart, can also feel Liu Xiang's pain, will not be motionless to scold people.
The day after Su Bingtian was canonized with a score of 9.83 seconds, there was a hot topic on the Internet that "I owe Liu Xiang an apology." Those who have scolded Liu Xiang have the courage to stand up and apologize to Liu Xiang?
In addition to those who have scolded Liu Xiang need to give him a sincere apology, there is another person who also owes Liu Xiang a sincere apology, he is Dai Long. Robles.
Rival
Dai Long. Robles was born into a sports family in Cuba. His mother was a volleyball player, and his uncle was a major player in the 400-meter hurdles of the Cuban national team in the 70s, running a time of 51.76 seconds. Robles only started athletics training at the age of 10, and his favorite sport was high jump, but he only started to focus on hurdles when he was 14 years old. I have to say that he is a very potential athlete in the hurdles.
Robles entered the Cuban national youth team at the age of 16 and competed in the world competition for the first time at the age of 17, finishing sixth in the World Junior Championships in Canada. At the age of 18, he participated in the World Youth Championships in Italy and won a silver medal in the 110-meter hurdles.
In 2004, when the 18-year-old Robles was still competing in the World Youth Championships, Liu Xiang, 21, was already the men's 110m hurdles champion at the Athens Olympics. It can be said that Liu Xiang is The driving force of Robles and the goal he has set.
In 2005, at the age of 19, Robles broke the world youth record in Central America and the Caribbean twice in 13.46.0 seconds and 13.47 seconds, and reached the semi-finals of the World Championships in Helsinki.
In 2006, the 20-year-old Robles scored 13.20 seconds eight times. At this time, Liu Xiang broke the world record with a time of 12.88 seconds in the final of the men's 110m hurdles of the IAAF Super Grand Prix in Lausanne and won the gold medal.
On August 31, 2007, at the final of the men's 110m hurdles at the 11th World Championships in Athletics, Liu Xiang won the championship in 12.95 seconds, becoming the winner of the men's 110m hurdles combining Olympic champion, world championship champion and world record holder.
And this year, for Robles is also an extraordinary year, he has grown into Liu Xiang's number one fierce enemy. In the Golden League in Paris, he defeated Liu Xiang and won the championship. In the space of a week, Robles played four games, all of which won titles, and his ability to fight consecutively became a matter of much talk.
At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Chinese placed too many expectations on Liu Xiang, hoping that after four years, he would win the Olympic gold medal at his doorstep. However, on August 18, Liu Xiang returned to the Olympic Games due to a recurrence of a tendon injury to his right foot. His back was extremely lonely, and he also fell off the altar and became the object of criticism by the people of the country.
"Quitting at such a big event as the Olympics is a shame for the country."
"Liu Xiang, please stop acting!" Don't play, patriotic costumes for whom! "
Without rival Liu Xiang present, Robles won the men's 110m hurdles title at the 2008 Beijing Olympics with a time of 12.93 seconds. Just two months before the Beijing Olympics, Robles ran 12.87 seconds in the men's 110m hurdles of the Ostrava Athletics Grand Prix in the Czech Republic, winning the championship in one fell swoop and breaking the world record of 12.88 seconds held by Liu Xiang.
After the Beijing Olympics, Robles's fame also grew, but his fierce rival Liu Xiang fell to the bottom.
Rivals meet again
After retiring from the Beijing Olympics, Liu Xiang was silent for more than a year, and on September 20, 2009, he returned to the public eye at the Shanghai International Athletics Golden Grand Prix, finishing second with a time of 13.15 seconds, while he and champion Trammell were the same result. Since then, he has appeared frequently in various competitions around the world. Although the results were not as impressive as 12.88 seconds, they all achieved good results.
However, 2009 was not a good year for Robles. Although he won an astonishing ten-game winning streak in less than two months from the Thessaloniki Olympic Athletics On June 10 to the Stockholm Super Grand Prix on August 1. He waited for a world champion to defend his supremacy. Unfortunately, in the semi-finals of the World Championships in Berlin, he was injured and did not qualify for the world championship.
The 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held in Daegu, South Korea, and liu xiang and Robles competed. In the men's 100m hurdles final on August 29, Liu Xiang started slightly behind, and in the 6th hurdles, he has followed Robles who ran in the front. Liu Xiang's state is very good, obviously accelerated, and Robles's speed has been somewhat unwell, Liu Xiang has narrowed the distance with Robles little by little, and gradually led. But in the 8th column, Robles's entire body had tilted to Liu Xiang's runway, And Robles's right arm swung widely, and Liu Xiang subconsciously hid back. In the 9th column, Robles' arm was already in contact with Liu Xiang, and Liu Xiang's left arm was hiding backwards, causing instability in the center of gravity, affecting the speed and mood of the game. When the last column was reached, Robles obviously pulled Liu Xiang backwards, noting that it was "pulling", Liu Xiang's center of gravity was unstable, and he also hit the column, and the speed and mood were obviously disturbed to a great extent.
In the end, Robles hit the line first with a time of 13.14 seconds, while Liu Xiang's time was 13.27 seconds, ranking third.
Robles was so excited that his long-awaited world championship was finally in his pocket.
However, unlike the blind referees at the Tokyo Olympics, the daegu World Championships referees had a pair of fiery eyes and adhered to the principle of fairness and justice, and sentenced Robles to be cancelled from the gold medal for foul play. Liu Xiang eventually won a silver medal.
Robles white rejoiced.
After the game, Robles hugged Liu Xiang, probably out of indebtedness.
Liu Xiang was very personable, and did not make a big fuss because of Robles's previous pulling behavior, and hugged back. You know, if it wasn't for Robles' foul, the world champion would be liu xiang. However, the reality is that Robles, who wanted to become the world champion, was disqualified from the championship, while Liu Xiang, who originally had the strength to become a champion, took a runner-up.
Robles grabbed the runway and pulled Liu Xiang, and finally fulfilled the American richardson who won the gold medal. Robles was also condemned by public opinion. Whether he deliberately or deliberately pulled Liu Xiang, this incident also became a very disgraceful thing in his sports career.
After the game, Robles said in an interview with reporters: "I regret this result, and I also apologize to Liu Xiang. I didn't mean it, maybe I touched his arm, but it wasn't because he was Liu Xiang, and it was no different to change anyone. It's a real pity, Liu Xiang understands, he knows. "
How can Robles's words, called "apologies," sound so insincere?
Even if the race was too fierce, he didn't know that he ran to Liu Xiang's track and brought inconvenience to Liu, but he obviously had obvious pulling behavior, wasn't that out of his intention? What is "Liu Xiang understands, he knows"?
On the contrary, Liu Xiang said very frankly: "Although I feel a little sorry, but I will not blame Robles, the game is so ever-changing, this is just a game, I tried my best, I worked hard, I am ready, as for the result does not matter." "
No matter what the outcome, Liu Xiang, you will always be the uncrowned king in our hearts.
Regrets and endings
At the 2012 London Olympics, unfortunately, Liu Xiang and Robles both withdrew due to injuries.
An athlete, he can ignore the comments and interference of the outside world, but the physical pain is something they have to face, the pain is extreme, intolerable, it also declares the end of their athlete career.
In 2013, Robles, who was less than 27 years old, announced his retirement. He has always wanted a world championship, but for various reasons, he did not get this honor, which has become the biggest regret of his sports career.
After retiring, Robles returned to China to get bad treatment from sports officials, and did not get corresponding attention, and when he returned home with illness, he did not even find a decent place to heal his injuries, and he was very depressed.
In 2015, Liu Xiang officially retired, he enjoys the country's top medical treatment, occasionally appears in some programs, people still have admiration and pride when people mention him.