Olympic champion Liu Xiang won his 6th national title at the
Chinese athletics championships?in Shijiazhuang?on Monday
in his first race after breaking the men's 110 meters world record.
The Chinese national hero, who bettered Briton Collin
Jackson's13-year-old world mark of 13.91 seconds in 13.88 on July
11 in the Lausanne Grand Prix, romped home with a time of 13.30 for
the title.
Local hurdler Shi Dongpeng finished second in 13.39 and
Beijing's Xiang Yan'an was third in 13.69.
The national athletics of little significance for the
23-year-old Shanghai native, who had already leveled Jackson's
world record in winning the title at the 2004 Athens Olympic
Games.
"I am here to extend my gratitude to the fans," he said. "The
competition is meaningless for me because nobody can pose threat to
me at home."
(Xinhua News Agency August 8, 2006)