要這干嘛!
Liu Xiang-trained for gold Sports yearbook 2004
For Liu Xiang,life as a sporting hero has just begun.Fist of all,he'll be invited to competitions around the world.He'll be chosen to represent China at the Olympic Games.He's a symbol of China's international sporting success.
And now that he's well konwn all over the world,Liu Xiang will also be asked to appear in advertisements and films,and even to record music.But his coach Sun Haiping is making sure that he trains regularly.Liu Xing will be advised by his coach on how to be a great sportsman,and by his manager on how to be a star.
Liu Xiang is not an overnight success.He was born in Shanghai on 13th July,1983 ang,like many Olaympic sports starts,he started training when he was very young.In Grade Four,he went to the Junior Sports School of Putuo District of Shanghai.Liu was encouraged at first to train as a high jumper.Than,in 1998,his skill at hurdling was noticed by his coach Sun Haiping.
Liu Xiang was helped by a special programme.It was set up in 2001 to help young sportsmen and sportswomen.Liu's races were recorded,and his performance was compared with the world's best sports stars.Sun Haiping used the information to change Liu's training programme.In 2002 he won his first international 110m hurdles event in Switzerland,and in the same year,a gold medal at the Asina Games in Korea.In 2004,Liu won the first Olympic gold medal in the same event for China in Athens,Greece.
So what's next for Liu Xiang?Has he found out that there's more to life than training?Will he be encouraged to spend more time away from sport?
No,Liu Xiang will go for more medals for China because he was trained for gold!