Liu Xiang Refuses to Retire After Surgery
Chinese star hurdler Liu Xiang has undergone a successful surgery on his torn right Achilles tendon at the Wellington hospital in London on Thursday.
Li Shuyi, chief official of the Shanghai Sports Bureau, told media that the surgery took 79 minutes, and the doctors were pleased with the result.
"Liu still need to be at the hospital two to three days before he returns to Shanghai," said Li.
"Liu was very pleased with the result, and the doctor believes that Liu could be back to the sport again after recovering," he added.
Chen Shiyi, the doctor of the Chinese Olympic team, who also went through the whole operation process with Liu, reveals that Liu needs a long period of the time to recover.
"He needs four weeks to recover after the operation and then four weeks for fixing. He will be fully recovered after a long period of the time," said Chen.
Liu 's surgeon, Nicholas Cullen, said he believes the injury was not as serious as feared, hinting the star hurdler might be able to resume training in six months.
Chen also reveals that Liu still plans to return to competition.
"Liu Xiang told me that he still expected to be at Rio 2016 Olympic Games."
According to Liu's long-time coach Sun Haiping, besides linking his tendon up, the doctor also removed a calcified area left over from the last surgery.
The 29-year-old Chinese hurdler injured his foot again while competing in the first round of the men's 110m hurdles, ending his third Olympic Games.
Cameron Meets BOA
The British Olympic Association has met with the British Prime Minister to discuss improving U.K. sport investment.
A statement released Thursday says that BOA chair Colin Moynihan has met with David Cameron to try and secure a strong sports legacy for the country.
Earlier in the week, Moynihan had expressed his desire that Great Britain’s impressive performance at the Games so far was used to put the case forward for greater investment in sport, especially in schools. The statement also said the BOA wanted an "Olympification of competitive school sport".
"These Games are delivering sporting heroes and heroines who are inspiring a generation," Moynihan said in the statement."We must all work together to ensure that inspiration becomes participation. We look forward to further discussions with government to achieve these goals."
Cameron has been a regular attendee at various Olympic events and watched Britain’s Nicola Adams become the first woman in history to win a boxing gold medal from 10 Downing Street.
Media Watch
Usain Bolt adorns most of the British newspaper front-pages Friday – for the second time in a week.
The papers celebrate Bolt’s achievement in the 200m on Thursday, which makes him the first man to win back-to-back sprint doubles. The Independent has the headline ‘LIGHTNING BOLT STRIKES TWICE…TWICE’, while the Daily Telegraph simply says ‘THE GREATEST’.
Other papers focus instead on the British gold medals won on Thursday – all by women. The Daily Express leads with the headline ‘BRITAIN’S WONDER WOMEN’.
Travel Report
As London 2012 nears its conclusion, the transport congestion eases as events finish.
However, the men’s 20km swimming marathon takes place on Friday in Hyde Park, so once again Transport for London warns that delays are expected in that area of the city.
TFL also expects heavy congestion on the Jubilee line due to events taking place at Wembley Arena, which is on one end of the line.
The Olympic Park will still be extremely busy, organizers say, with as many people as possible turning up to see finals of competitions.
Friday’s Medal Events
Athletics – Women’s 5000m, Women’s 4x100, Women’s Hammer Throw, Women’s 1500m, Men’s 4x400m, Men’s Pole Vault – Olympic Stadium
BMX Cycling – Men’s and Women’s – BMX Track
Football – Men’s (Bronze) – Millennium Stadium (Cardiff)
Hockey – Women’s – Riverbank Arena
Sailing – Women’s 470 – Weymouth and Portland
Swimming – Men’s 10km Marathon – Hyde Park
Rhythmic Gymnastics – Women’s Teams – North Greenwich Arena
Taekwondo – Women’s -67kg, Men’s -80kg
Wrestling – Men’s 74kg Freestyle, Men’s 55kg Freestyle
Reported by Christian Radnedge and Tencent's Norman Li
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