Liu Xiang won China’s first gold medal in world athletics beating America’s Terrence Trammell in the 11th IAAF World Athletics Championships, in Osaka. Trammell’s teammate, David Payne finished third.

“I feel really good right now. During the race I made some mistakes and hit some hurdles, so I didn’t really run that well,” he said.

“I could have run better, but I ran well enough. Winning the championship is what matters the most. I wanted to let people know the speed that Asia has.”

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