Six reincarnations Liu Xiang retired to Athens and died happily on August 27, 2004

"Tonight, I can die happily!" At the Olympic athletics field in Athens, a Chinese reporter pointed at Liu Xiang and said without emotion. And Liu Xiang was completing his historic ring celebration, the five-star red flag wrapped around his body, and his hands were waving desperately.

On the night of August 27, it belonged to this 21-year-old boy in Shanghai, and it belonged to China.

At 21:34 (2:34 Beijing time on the 28th), the men's 110-meter hurdles showdown, Liu Xiang left all opponents behind from the start, ten hurdles, one fly to the end. After rushing the line, Liu Xiang knew that he had won, and immediately ran forward with open arms and shouting.

Suddenly, he stopped, walked to the stands, asked an audience member for a five-star red flag, and continued to run forward. At this time, a line of words was typed on the big screen, and it kept beating: world record. Record? Amid the exclamations, the big screen showed the championship result: 12.91 seconds. This result not only broke the Olympic record of 12.95 seconds set by American Alain Johnson 8 years ago, but also equaled the world record set by Colin Jackson 11 years ago.

Maybe Liu Xiang didn't realize what kind of immortal history he had accomplished, but he knew that he was an Olympic champion.

Never had a night taken less than 13 seconds to make Chinese so intoxicated, and Liu Xiang might have spent his whole life digesting this night. "It was a night of wonders, I didn't expect to win the championship, let alone tie the world record. I just want to play at the best level and try to get into the top three, who knows how to win the championship, it's incredible. ”

On this incredible night, Liu Xiang left history behind.

"My dream came true. My victory proved that the yellow race could win on the sprint straight. Liu Xiang said after the game, "This is a miracle, I am still young, I want to cooperate with the coach to continue this miracle." ”

The men's 110m hurdles are perhaps the most Chinese appetite competition of the Olympic Games. Liu Xiang said after each game that he had not yet fully played, even if he ran 13.18 seconds in the semi-finals, the sprint was also closed. Therefore, if he lets go, what kind of results he will run is a mystery.

Record! What is even more lamentable is that Liu Xiangcai, who was born on July 13, 1983, has just turned 21 years old, and this day is also the day of Beijing's successful bid for the Olympic Games.

Liu Xiang has set his sights on the Beijing Olympics. "When I got to the Beijing Olympics, I was not yet 26 years old, which is the golden age of an athletics, and I will seize the golden opportunity of the host."

Liu Xiang has made a deep impression since his debut - fearless, the more large-scale competitions are more calm, and last night, he reached the pinnacle, "This victory, tell the world, Asia has me, China has me." ”

Liu Xiang also has a skill, that is, to remember the world records of all track and field events, and now, there is a world record he will never forget - men's 110 meters hurdles, 12 seconds 91, Liu Xiang, Athens. (This newspaper sent a special Athens reporter Wang Youyu)