Olympics 2012, Sports
August 6, 2012
Liu Xiang crashes out of 110m hurdles
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former world record holder and Olympic champion Liu Xiang crashed into the first barrier of the men’s 100m hurdles this morning to cut his Games short.
Xiang hopped off the track but returned and hopped down to the finish line to congratulate his competitors.
The heat was won by Great Britain’s Andrew Turner in 13.42. Second was Selim Nurundeen of Nigeria in 13.51, a personal best.
Gregory Sedoc of The Netherlands was third in 13.52.
Rank
Lane
Athlete
Reac. T
Time
Record
1
7
TURNER Andrew
0.159
13.42
Q
2
9
NURUDEEN Selim
0.141
13.51
Q
PB
3
8
SEDOC Gregory
0.157
13.52
Q
4
6
QUINONEZ Jackson
0.139
13.76
SB
5
3
BAJI Balazs
0.154
13.76
–
2
BRATHWAITE Shane
0.124
DNF
–
4
LIU Xiang
0.123
DNF
–
5
NOGA Artur
0.173
DNF
–
1
DEMBELE Moussa
0.167
DQ
