Liu Xiang will operate in the U.S.
November 22, 2008 by Bumeral sports news
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BEIJING, China, Nov. 23, 2008 .- The Chinese athlete Liu Xiang will travel to the United States in December to run the injured Achilles tendon, reported today the newspaper “China Daily” ending months of speculation.
Liu preparers expect final details of the doctors in the United States, “but the decision is taken,” said a spokesman for the Athletics Administrative Center of China, which saved the anonymity on the Internet portal Sohu.com.
“Although the results will be sent to China next week from the U.S., regardless of what they say, our plans to go ahead with the transaction have not changed and the most important thing is doing it as quickly as possible,” said the spokesman.
Liu, which this year saw the Cuban Dayron Robles him away from the world record in 110 meters hurdle and achieved the Olympic gold in Beijing 2008, is experiencing the most difficult moment of his career.
His withdrawal Beijing in 2008, due to an injury to the Achilles tendon of her left foot, prevented him from home revalidate the victory he achieved in Athens four years ago and that he expected all of China, which is considered a hero.
Liu traveled to the United States in October with his coach Sun Haiping seeking the advice of specialists but to rely on the possibility of recovery with less invasive methods.
Upon his return following consultations, Liu said that he did not wish to re-experience the terrible pain that prevented him from defending his Olympic gold medal.
“I wish to undergo more effective method to let me complete healing as quickly as possible,” said idolatrado Chinese athlete in his country.
“We must not give an obsessive attention. The public should respect their privacy and let him recover without undergoing so much pressure but his followers want to see him running as soon as possible,” said Feng Shuyong, deputy director of the Center, the newspaper Beijing Star Daily “.
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