11:07:31 2024-04-08

Liu Xiang vs. Manteo Mitchell

Liu Xiang	Manteo Mitchell
The most popular Chinese national sport hero failed to clear the first hurdle at an opening heat of the 110-meter hurdles. He immediately headed to the closest exit, but was instructed to turn back by an Olympic staff member. He went back to the track and performed a kiss to the last hurdle. Many Chinese cried. Liu Yandong, a top Communist Party official, immediately called Liu to ''express sympathy and concern''.	Broke his left fibula at 200 meter, but went on to finish the first leg of the 4x400-meter relay preliminary for the US at the London 2012 Olympics. The US team eventually ran the fastest time ever run in the first round of the relay at the Olympics. In other words, he ran the last 200 meters with a broken bone. He later said: “I figured it's what almost any person would've done in that situation.'' I am yet to hear anyone calling Manteo Mitchell a hero.

Liu Xiang

Manteo Mitchell

The most popular Chinese national sport hero failed to clear the first hurdle at an opening heat of the 110-meter hurdles. He immediately headed to the closest exit, but was instructed to turn back by an Olympic staff member. He went back to the track and performed a kiss to the last hurdle. Many Chinese cried. Liu Yandong, a top Communist Party official, immediately called Liu to ''express sympathy and concern''.

Broke his left fibula at 200 meter, but went on to finish the first leg of the 4x400-meter relay preliminary for the US at the London 2012 Olympics. The US team eventually ran the fastest time ever run in the first round of the relay at the Olympics. In other words, he ran the last 200 meters with a broken bone. He later said: “I figured it's what almost any person would've done in that situation.'' I am yet to hear anyone calling Manteo Mitchell a hero.