Liu Xiang showed he is favorite in the hurdles in the Beijing Olympics by winning gold in the indoor championships currently being held in Valencia, Spain.

Dayron Robles was disqualified for mishearing a false start.

“I don’t know if I would have been the champion if he had also run,” Liu said. “I feel a little lucky.”

LoLo Jones and Candice Davis finished from the United States finished first and second in the women’s 60 hurdles.

Deresse Mekonnen of Ethiopia won gold in the 1500 meters.

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