China's Liu Xiang almost sure to skip Berlin worlds

　　China's hurdling star Liu Xiang will return from injury at the IAAF Shanghai Golden Grand Prix on September 20, his first race after the shock withdrawal from the qualifying heat at last year's Olympic Games, organizers said here on Tuesday.

　　Shi Derong, a top official of the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix, told reporters that Liu will put the event as his first race after the Beijing Olympic Games.

　　It means that the Athens Olympic champion will not be able to defend his world title at the Berlin world championships in August.

　　The 25-year-old Liu just returned to Shanghai early in March following three months in the United States, where he underwent an operation in December to repair his Achilles tendon, which forced him to pull out of the Beijing Olympics.

　　But Liu's coach, Sun Haiping, said that Liu's hope for the Berlin worlds is still not dead.

　　"I hope the Shanghai Grand Prix will be his first race after the injury. But if he recovers well, it is still possible for him to compete in Berlin," Sun said.

　　"Everything depends on how he will recover in the coming months," Sun said.

　　Sun also said that Liu must run inside 13.20 seconds before qualifying for the world championships.

　　Liu competed in the world championships four times from 2001. He won the bronze in 2003, silver in 2005 and gold in 2007.

　　His title in Osaka two years ago is also the only one for Chinese men's track and field in the world championships history.

　　The Shanghai Golden Grand Prix was inaugurated in 2005 and has been held four times. Liu, who won twice in 2005 and 2006, did not enter the race last year.

　　上海国际田径黄金大奖赛组委会昨天正式宣布：刘翔将把这个赛事作为他手术恢复之后的第一场赛事。这次比赛将于9月20日在上海体育场举行。

　　上海国际田径黄金大奖赛有限公司董事长施德容在当天的新闻发布会上宣布了这一消息。

　　刘翔缺席今年8月的柏林世锦赛是否已成定局？刘翔的教练孙海平表示，他本人希望以上海这场比赛作为刘翔复出的第一场比赛，“但万一刘翔穿了钉鞋以后，成绩可以，世锦赛是要参加的，目前一切还是根据刘翔的恢复情况来定”。

　　刘翔在北京奥运会男子110米栏预赛上因伤退赛，去年底赴美治疗脚伤。今年3月，刘翔从美国归来，除了飞赴北京参加全国政协会议外，一直在上海莘庄训练基地闭门训练。目前他尚未穿上钉鞋训练。

　　此前，孙海平在多个场合表示，刘翔今年肯定复出，但还没有确定在哪一场赛事复出。此前他也否认刘翔放弃柏林世锦赛。不过在谈到刘翔能否参加世锦赛时，孙海平曾表示，一则要看刘翔能否彻底恢复，二则刘翔的成绩需要达到13.20秒。自从北京奥运会退赛以后，刘翔在国际田联的排名一路下挫，目前仍在 100名外。

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