Star hurdler Liu Xiang returned home last night after spending about three months in the United States for foot operation and recovery.
Star
hurdler
Liu
Xiang
returned
home
last
night
after
spending
about
three
months
in
the
United
States
for
foot
operation
and
recovery
.
Liu and coach Sun Haiping were followed away by officials after arriving at Shanghai Pudong airport at around 6: 30 p. m., and said nothing to the waiting media.
Liu
and
coach
Sun
Haiping
were
followed
away
by
officials
after
arriving
at
Shanghai
Pudong
airport
at
around
6
:
30
p.
m.
,
and
said
nothing
to
the
waiting
media
.
Liu went straight to the Xinzhuang training base in Shanghai, where he will start on the comeback through rehabilitation and training.
Liu
went
straight
to
the
Xinzhuang
training
base
in
Shanghai
,
where
he
will
start
on
the
comeback
through
rehabilitation
and
training
.
Feng Shuyong, vice-director of China's Athletics Administrative Center, said a group of experts is on standby at the training base to help with Liu's recovery.
Feng
Shuyong
,
vice-director
of
China
's
Athletics
Administrative
Center
,
said
a
group
of
experts
is
on
standby
at
the
training
base
to
help
with
Liu
's
recovery
.
"The experts will give Liu a full check-up tomorrow or the day after and advise regularly on rehabilitation in the coming months," Feng was quoted by qq.
``
The
experts
will
give
Liu
a
full
check-up
tomorrow
or
the
day
after
and
advise
regularly
on
rehabilitation
in
the
coming
months
,
''
Feng
was
quoted
by
qq
.
com as saying.
com
as
saying
.
The foot injury forced defending champion Liu to quit from the 2008 Beijing Olympics last August after "he limped out of the Bird's Nest in the first round of the men's 110 m hurdles, bitterly disappointing adoring home fans.
The
foot
injury
forced
defending
champion
Liu
to
quit
from
the
2008
Beijing
Olympics
last
August
after
``
he
limped
out
of
the
Bird
's
Nest
in
the
first
round
of
the
men
's
110
m
hurdles
,
bitterly
disappointing
adoring
home
fans
.
The 25-year-old Athens Olympic and world champion had successful foot surgery in December at the Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston, and had four calcium deposits removed from his right Achilles tendon.
The
25-year-old
Athens
Olympic
and
world
champion
had
successful
foot
surgery
in
December
at
the
Memorial
Hermann-Texas
Medical
Center
in
Houston
,
and
had
four
calcium
deposits
removed
from
his
right
Achilles
tendon
.
He spent the next three months in Houston for rehabilitation and basic training under the guidance of doctors there.
He
spent
the
next
three
months
in
Houston
for
rehabilitation
and
basic
training
under
the
guidance
of
doctors
there
.
"His recovery is better than we expected.
``
His
recovery
is
better
than
we
expected
.
Doctors believe that after three months' rehabilitation and training, he has actually achieved the level of recovery that generally needs four months," Feng said.
Doctors
believe
that
after
three
months
'
rehabilitation
and
training
,
he
has
actually
achieved
the
level
of
recovery
that
generally
needs
four
months
,
''
Feng
said
.
Liu will, however, be absent from the ongoing annual Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) meeting due to the recovery process.
Liu
will
,
however
,
be
absent
from
the
ongoing
annual
Chinese
People
's
Political
Consultative
Conference
(
CPPCC
)
meeting
due
to
the
recovery
process
.
Feng said Liu is paying close attention to the meeting through the Internet, and closely following issues such as athletes' education and life after retirement.
Feng
said
Liu
is
paying
close
attention
to
the
meeting
through
the
Internet
,
and
closely
following
issues
such
as
athletes
'
education
and
life
after
retirement
.
It is the second time Liu has asked for leave from the annual session after being elected to the CPPCC: He did not attend last year's meeting because he was at a key competition in Spain.
It
is
the
second
time
Liu
has
asked
for
leave
from
the
annual
session
after
being
elected
to
the
CPPCC
:
He
did
not
attend
last
year
's
meeting
because
he
was
at
a
key
competition
in
Spain
.
Star hurdler Liu Xiang returned home last night after spending about three months in the United States for foot operation and recovery.  Liu and coach Sun Haiping were followed away by officials after arriving at Shanghai Pudong airport at around 6: 30 p. m., and said nothing to the waiting media.  Liu went straight to the Xinzhuang training base in Shanghai, where he will start on the comeback through rehabilitation and training.  Feng Shuyong, vice-director of China's Athletics Administrative Center, said a group of experts is on standby at the training base to help with Liu's recovery.  "The experts will give Liu a full check-up tomorrow or the day after and advise regularly on rehabilitation in the coming months," Feng was quoted by qq. com as saying.  The foot injury forced defending champion Liu to quit from the 2008 Beijing Olympics last August after "he limped out of the Bird's Nest in the first round of the men's 110 m hurdles, bitterly disappointing adoring home fans.  The 25-year-old Athens Olympic and world champion had successful foot surgery in December at the Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston, and had four calcium deposits removed from his right Achilles tendon. He spent the next three months in Houston for rehabilitation and basic training under the guidance of doctors there.  "His recovery is better than we expected. Doctors believe that after three months' rehabilitation and training, he has actually achieved the level of recovery that generally needs four months," Feng said.  Liu will, however, be absent from the ongoing annual Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) meeting due to the recovery process. Feng said Liu is paying close attention to the meeting through the Internet, and closely following issues such as athletes' education and life after retirement.  It is the second time Liu has asked for leave from the annual session after being elected to the CPPCC: He did not attend last year's meeting because he was at a key competition in Spain.