12.88 seconds is destined to be an unforgettable number for countless track and field fans in China.
Liu Xiang is destined to be a name that countless Chinese track and field fans cannot bypass
Robles is also one of the foreign sports stars most concerned by Chinese track and field fans.
The two are the champions of the Athens Olympics and the Beijing Olympic Games respectively, and as the king of the men's 110-meter hurdles in an Olympic cycle, they dominate an Olympic cycle.
At the Beijing Olympic Games, countless Chinese hoped that Liu Xiang could win the championship at his doorstep, but the injury was merciless, Liu Xiang regretted retiring, and Robles won the Bird's Nest.
It has become a pain in the hearts of countless Chinese track and field fans.
At the 2011 Daegu World Championships, Liu Xiang was about to win the championship, but Robles deliberately pulled Liu Xiang many times, causing Liu Xiang to finally slow down, and finally only won the second place.
After this incident, Robles became one of the most hated foreign sports figures for countless track and field fans in China.
As for the question of which of them is stronger, I think it will be proved by the results of their actual confrontation.
Only the 110-meter hurdles are counted, not the indoor 60-meter hurdles.
July 9, 2006 Golden League Paris: Liu Xiang 13.19 fourth, Robles 13.11 third.
September 12, 2006 Golden League Lausanne: Liu Xiang won 12.88 seconds, and Roberts finished fourth in 13.04 seconds.
9 September 2006 IAAF Stuttgart Finals: Liu Xiang won in 12.93 seconds, and Robles finished second in 13 seconds.
2006 2006 Athens Athletics World Cup: Liu Xiang 13.03 seconds 2nd, Robles 13.06 3rd place.
July 6, 2007 Golden League Paris: Liu Xiang 13.15 third, Robles 13.13 seconds champion.
Sheffield Challenge on 16 July 2007: Liu Xiang won 13.23 seconds, and Roberts finished fourth in 13.37 seconds.
August 30, 2007 Osaka World Championship Semifinals: Liu Xiang 13.25 seconds, Robles 13.21 seconds champion.
August 31, 2007 Osaka World Championship Final: Liu Xiang won 12.95 seconds, And Robles finished fourth in 13.15 seconds.
On September 28, 2007, the Golden Grand Prix Shanghai, Liu Xiang 13.21 seconds third, Robles 13.01 seconds champion.
In the semi-finals of the Daegu World Championships on August 29, 2011, Liu Xiang finished first in the group in 13.31 seconds and Robles finished second in the group at 13.32 seconds.
August 29, 2011 Daegu World Championships 100m Final: Liu Xiang 13.27 seconds runner-up, Roberts DQ.
Among them, Liu Xiang and Robles have played each other 11 times in the 110-meter hurdles event (including 2 semi-finals), of which Liu Xiang has won 7 of them and Robles has won 4 of them.
It can be said that from the perspective of the battle record, Liu Xiang's strength and stability are stronger than Robles.
But many people will say that Robles's ultimate peak was in 2008, when he ran to the 13-second mark six times and set a world record of 12.87 seconds (+0.9) in 2008, while Liu Xiang defeated Robles in 06 and 07, but Robles' best time in 2006 was 13.00 seconds (-0.6), and his best time in 2007 was equally strong, not even much worse than 12.87 seconds (+0.9).
Now Liu Xiang has retired, Robles's career is also a bumpy fate, after the London Olympics in the country encountered white eyes, let it feel the world cold, and then broke with the Athletics Association, there is still no confirmed news that it has retired, but the author from the IAAF official website can see Roberts last year's competition news, last year once ran 13.66 seconds.