Olympic champion Liu Xiang of China ran 7.42 seconds Sunday in the 60-meter hurdles at the Karlsruhe indoor meet to lower his own Asian record by .001 seconds in Karlsruhe, Germany Feb 11, 2007[sina.com]

Olympic champion Liu Xiang of China crosses the final lines to win the 60-meter hurdles with 7.42 seconds Sunday at the Germany Karlsruhe indoor Feb 11, 2007. Liu met to lower his own Asian record by .001 seconds [sina.com]   Chinanews, Feb.12 - Olympic champion Liu Xiang of China clocked 7.42 seconds Sunday in the 60-meter hurdles during the track and field meeting at the indoor arena in Karlsruhe, Germany.

 

Liu, who won Olympic gold and holds the world record in the 110 hurdles, broke the Asian record to score a sweet revenge to his arch rival Dayron Robles of Cuba, who beat him earlier February in Stuttgart, Germany.