Liu xiang is still the hero for China in London Olympic games 2012

Yes, despite the sad news for Liu Xiang, Liu xiang is still the hero for China in London Olympic game 2012 Liu xiang is China sports hero because he broke the 100m hurdle record in year 2004 Olympics game. His excellent performance made him the spot light in China sports field especially in track and field. Many fans expected Liu xiang to give them the excitement in Beijing Olympics game 2008 but he withdrew from that 100m hurdle due to severe leg injuries. This made the whole nation China felt extremely painful beyond description because the great fans' hope were shattered completely. This time London Olympics 2012 those Liu Xiang's fans were still waiting for the important moment to come. Four years have passed , they hope this time Liu xiang could bring them the excessive joy, unfortunately, the unexpected, repeated incident occurred, can you imagine their feeling now? They watched, anguished, and they cried and commiserated — on social
media, on the streets of the Chinese capital and, in the case of one


anchor, even on state television. Many Chinese following the Olympics at home called hurdler Liu Xiang their hero after the former world-record holder and 2004 Olympic champion crashed into the first hurdle during his first heat of the 110-meter hurdles yesterday.

But, for a country that often equates its athletic heroes with a stouthearted national pride, Liu's quick falter in London was a blow that hit home.

"I have to admit, I cried at that moment," microblogger Little Actor Zhou Xuanqi wrote. "I wish he could recover soon."

On China's Central Television, commentator Yang Jian cried out when Liu fell during the live broadcast. "He is ending the London Games in the cruelest way you can imagine," said Yang, who began to choke up.

"Liu Xiang is a warrior," Yang said.

Liu came to London under an injury cloud, and his Chinese fans cheered with more caution about getting their hopes too high, especially after the massive disappointment four years ago when hometown fans at the Beijing Olympics watched in horror as Liu' preliminary heat lasted just two strides before he was forced to stop with right foot and hamstring injuries.

A top Communist Party official phoned Liu in London to show the country's support for him, the official Xinhua news Agency reported today.

It said Liu Yandong, a member of the party's Politburo, "expressed sympathy and concern ... saying that his spirit, will and attitude has deeply moved and highly inspired the whole nation."

About half a dozen newspapers ran front-page photos today of Liu Xiang kissing the last hurdle before he limped off the track. One ran a headline saying "Thank You."

His fall shocked and saddened supporters, who were posting crying emoticon faces on the microblogging site Sina Weibo, where the topic was trending.

There was an outpouring of support and sympathy, though some also questioned whether Liu was faking the fall to avoid the embarrassment of competing in the final but losing the gold. Some were indignant that Liu did not live up to the national honor bestowed to him and called for boycotting products he had endorsed.

That's not how Huang Wanqing saw him. The company clerk in Beijing said the visual of Liu hopping off of the track was a potent one.

"I think everyone is feeling sorry for him," Huang said. "We all think that he's already a great guy and he has done what he should."

An online editorial by Sina Sports said Liu had to face criticisms from his fellow country people who had called him a coward but that injuries are common for professional athletes.

"He lost the race, but he is a winner in life," the editorial said. "He has succeeded by standing on the race track while enduring the pain."

After a temporary retreat, Liu hopped the entire stretch to the finish on his left foot. He made a small detour to a hurdle, which he gave a kiss.

The stumble followed his withdrawal from the 2008 Beijing Games, when he sorely disappointed a home crowd that had expected him to repeat the glorious moment in Athens when Liu became the first Chinese man to win an Olympic gold in athletics.

Xinhua ran an editorial by author Yang Ming saying that Liu should not be worshipped as a god. He wrote that Liu went to London to repay his debt from Beijing. "He must prove he was not a quitter but to fight on with the unprecedented amount of pressure," Yang wrote.

In Beijing, residents showed support.

"I think everyone is feeling sorry for him," said Huang Wanqing, a 24-year-old company clerk. "When we saw him jumping with one leg out the field. We all think that he's already a great guy and he has done what he should."

Guan Yi, a 27-year-old social worker, said the strain was understandable. "I think he was suffering too much pressure. I just hope he can recover soon," Guan said. "I know how tough it is to be an athlete."
Life is like that, I hope Liu xiang take it easy and move one. Do not be perturbed by all these gain or lose.....life has to go on.

Michael Phelps In London Olympics 2012

LONDON: The first track and field medals go up for grabs at the Olympics here Friday as American swimming superstar Michael Phelps chases his third gold of the Games.

With swimming due to complete its programme on Saturday, the transition to athletics begins at the 80,000-capacity Olympic Stadium with the women's 10,000m and men's shot put to be decided.

British athletics' golden girl Jessica Ennis will also make her entrance as the opening rounds of the heptathlon get under way, while Welsh 400m hurdles world champion Dai Greene also begins his preliminary rounds.

Former world champion Ennis, who most recently won silver medals in the 2011 worlds in Daegu, and world indoor pentathlon in Turkey in March, missed the Beijing Olympics through injury is under pressure to perform.

Up against Ennis will be Russian world champion Tatyana Chernova and Ukraine's Natalia Dobrynska, who won the 2012 world indoor pentathlon title just days before her husband and coach, Dmytro Polyakov died.

The women's 10,000m has been built up as a duel between Kenya's world champion Vivian Cheruiyot and Ethiopia's defending Olympic champion Tirunesh Dibaba, with both eyeing a middle-distance double.

Dibaba has been wracked by injuries since her double gold medal-winning performances in Beijing, and will be bidding to emulate her cousin Derartu Tulu by winning two Olympic gold medals in the women's 10,000m.

Cheruiyot comes to London in great form, however, and will seek to carry on her imperious form from last summer's Daegu worlds when she won the 5000-10,000m double.

The shot put sees 22-year-old world and European champion David Storl of Germany taking on a strong US trio of throwers led by Reese Hoffa.

At the Aquatics Centre, Phelps will aim to consolidate his position as the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time in the 100m butterfly.

Phelps roared back to form on Thursday with an imperious victory in the 200m individual medley, consolidating his newly acquired status as the most successful athlete in Olympic history with a record 20th medal.

Elsewhere, Chinese long-distance swimmer Sun Yang will begin his quest for a second gold after his breakthrough win in the 400m freestyle.

Sun, who became the first Chinese male swimmer to win gold with his 400m free victory, opens his campaign to land the 1,500m, an event in which he set a world record last year at the Shanghai World Championships.

British hopes will hinge on the women's 800m freestyle, where Rebecca Adlington attempts to defend her 2008 crown.

A total of 22 gold medals are to be decided on Friday, with other sports in the spotlight including track cycling at the Velodrome, which got off to an explosive start on Thursday with four world records, and judo, which sees the entrance of the heavyweights.

At Wimbledon, the men's and women's singles events see home hope Andy Murray facing Novak Djokovic with a place in the final at stake. World number one Roger Federer faces Juan Martin Del Potro.

In the women's draw, Serena Williams takes on Victoria Azarenka while Russia's Maria Sharapova plays compatriot Maria Kirilenko.

Ye Shiwen breaks record in London Olympics 2012

Swimming sensation Ye Shiwen smashed another Olympic record in winning a second gold last night - as more than 1.5million Twitter users in China attacked 'smears' linking her to drugs. It shows that the west is always try to discredit others in the narrowed-minded ways, last time was like that, now also the same. The west is always the devil behind the scene.
The diplomatic storm surrounding the 16-year-old dubbed the 'Mandarin Mermaid' did little to harm her performance as she swam to victory in the 200m individual medley at the Aquatics Centre in a time of 2.07.05.
It beat the previous Olympic best for the distance she had set in the semi-finals and is unlikely to defuse the controversy over how to explain her dramatic performances damned by a senior US coach as 'unbelievable' and 'disturbing.'
Olympic organisers warned that if there were drug cheats at London 2012 'they will be caught' while Chinese team officials point out Miss Ye had been repeatedly tested and never failed a test.
Miss Ye's father, Ye Qingsong, yesterday hit back at what he termed 'biased' reaction to his daughter's win stressing the Chinese swimming team had gone through an especially rigorous anti-doping regime.

He attributed her victory to a combination of hard work and guidance from Chinese coaches, adding: "The Western media has always been arrogant, and suspicious of Chinese people."
The criticisms of the teenager have been met by a storm of protest in China where Weibo platforms - China's Twitter equivalents - were inundated with messages defending Miss Ye and accusing critics of being 'jealous', 'sour grapes' and 'shameful bias'.
Some suggested it was a conspiracy by Britain, the US and Germany to damage standing of the Chinese team which currently tops the London 2012 medal table.
Jiang Zhixue, the head of anti-doping work at China's General Administration of Sport, dismissed the slurs, insisting: "It is not proper to single Chinese swimmers out once they produce good results...some people are just biased.
"The Chinese athletes, including the swimmers, have undergone nearly 100 drug tests since they arrived [in London]. Many were also tested by the international federations and the British anti-doping agency. I can tell you that so far there was not a single positive case."
Describing Miss Ye as a 'superwoman', the respected American John Leonard, executive director of the World Swimming Coaches Association, triggered the diplomatic storm by casting doubt on her performances suggesting they were reminiscent of swimmers at previous Olympics who had subsequently been caught for using performance-enhancing drugs.
Lord Coe, London's Olympic chief, urged caution. "It's very difficult to make judgments," he said, "It was an outstanding performance. I tend to believe...it's very unfair to judge an athlete by a sudden breakthrough."
There was support too from Duncan Goodhew, Olympic Village deputy mayor, and a gold medallist in the men's 100m breaststroke in the 1980 Moscow Olympics. He stressed competitors were innocent until proven guilty and that there were always 'incredible improvements' in performance at large sporting events.
Former Olympic gold medallist Jonathan Edwards took to Twitter to express his concern writing: "Forgive personal reference, but my WR [World Record] 17 yrs old and never been doubted. If my nationality was different?? Point: if I can, anyone can."
Miss Ye has insisted she has done nothing wrong and never used performance enhancing drugs.
International Olympic Committee communications director Mark Adams said yesterday: "We have a very strong drugs testing programme. And we're very confident that if there are cheats then we will catch them."
Mr Adams said there had been 1,706 tests so far in London, of which 1,344 were urine and 362 were blood. The first five athletes are tested automatically and then two others at random, he said.
The Chinese media was also robust in its defence of Miss Ye with The Global Times' Chinese edition saying both British and German media had cast doubts over her performance, while a further report from its website Huanqiu.com takes aim at BBC commentator Clare Balding, accusing her of triggering the row.
The TV presenter had expressed her surprise at the stunning nature of Miss Ye's performance immediately after the win prompting debate on Twitter over whether the swimmer was being linked to drugs.
Miss Ye's extraordinary swim had come in the 400m individual medley, in which she managed the last 50m of the freestyle leg in 28.93 seconds - compared with the 29.1 seconds 27-year-old Ryan Lochte managed in the men's event minutes earlier.
But it was on Weibo that the Chinese really expressed their bitterness over the criticisms of the teenager. Some accused the British of envy - "You Brits, don't join the Olympic Games if you can't afford losing," wrote one user in Sichuan.
Others said Ye's swim was the product of effort and training.
A user in Beijing asked why the extent of human endeavour was being questioned, saying: "Isn't it the Olympic spirit that encourages people to go higher, quicker and stronger?"
However, there was some support for critics with one Chinese Weibo user in Australia, pointing out British commentators had freedom of speech and so could ask what questions they liked.
China's deputy anti-doping chief Zhao Jian accused Mr Leonard of thinking 'too much' and urged people to wait for test results.
He added: "It seems in the sports world people always suspect good scores. You cannot assume a runner is not a normal person just because he runs faster. Those assumptions are not fair to any athlete." He added: "All Chinese athletes get anti-doping education and training, take an oath and take an exam. Our system is serious and severe."

Feng Tianwei's excellent performance in London Olympics 2012 Table tennis woman's singless

SINGAPORE: Singapore's Feng Tianwei has reached the semifinals of the table tennis women's singles event in London Olympics. I was enjoying her excellent Table tennis skill. She was handling extremely well during the match between her and South Korean formidable chooper Kim Kyung-Ah. In this particular exciting Table tennis game, Feng Tianwei defeated Kim Kyung-Ah in the first two game 13-11. 11-7 and lost in the third game 4-11. In the forth game, Feng Tianwei  won again 11-6 but failed in the fifth game 10-12. We could see Feng Tianwen was facing the very strong opponent Kim, but Teng's still show us that she had the very strong fighting spirit. In the next critical no. six game, the match was so excited that any one of them could me the winner. The lucky star finally shined on Feng Tianwei and she won 12-10. Wow, the never give up attitude finally sent her to fight against the world champion Ding Ning. Hopefully she could give some obstacles to Ding Ning. Feng Tianwei  

So, Feng, seeded 6th, upset third seed and nemesis, Kim Kyung-Ah of South Korea, in six games in the quarterfinals to qualify. It indeed was the booster for her. The hope of getting the Olympics medal is still on.The Singaporean Feng beat Kim 13-11, 11-7, 4-11, 11-6, 10-12, 12-10 was  the good outcome. After this game, Singapore deputy prime minister Teo Chee Hean praised Feng tianwei that her fighting spirit has indeed inspired many people. Yes, I myself also enjoyed this game because Feng tianwei showed us her undaunted will in fighting against the formidable  chopper. I remember in 2008 Beijing Olymics that Singapore Table tennis women team had been eliminated by Kim Kyung-Ah then.

Feng tianwei is now Singapore's only hope for the nation's first individual  medal in table tennis, after compatriot Wang Yuegu lost her quarter-final match. Sadly to say that Feng tianwei had already lost to Ding Ning on 31-07-2012 at about 2330hrs Singapore time. Now We hope that Feng tianwei can defeat the Japan opponent on 1-08-2012. Although Feng tianwei lost to world no. one but She mamaged to win two round out of six, it showed that Feng tianwei have improved a lot in skills.

In the earlier match, Wang lost 1-4 (11-8, 5-11, 4-11, 8-11, 4-11) to Japan's fourth seed Kasumi Ishikawa in less than 24 minutes. And Kasumi Ishikama had lost to China the other formidable player Li Xiaoxia. in the semifinal.
I hope Feng Tianwei can give all Singaporeans happy one more time-the bronze medal. If Feng tianwei can maintain the fighting spirit during the matches against Ding Ning and Kim, then we all can smile one more time.
Feng tianwei can not overlook the Japanese opponent Kasumi Ishikawa because the opponent  is not the easy one. Kasumi Ishikawa is the young lady who nickname is debutante, that's mean She has inherent table tennis skill. 
Let's watch the game on 2130hrs on Singapore media corp Tv tonight. 
Let's pray hard for Feng tianwei to bring glory for SINGAPORE. I believe that Feng Tianwei will do her very best and give Singapore the sweet.
Ha ha ha, finally the good news comes........
Let us now see the updated sports news about Feng Tianwei. Wow, She finally won over Kasumi Ishikawa. I was so happy when I heard the news because I had been waiting for so many years to see Singapore get the first individual medal since Singapore Independence day 1965.
After this critical match, Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean said the success could be huge for Singapore. Yes, It was Singapore's first Olympic medal in an individual event in 52 years but the significance of table-tennis star Feng Tianwei's bronze, which she received after a 4-0 win over Japan's Kasumi Ishikawa on Wednesday, could be huge,  I agree with  Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean what he said.

DPM Teo was among an estimated 3,000-capacity crowd at London's ExCel Arena to watch Feng sweep aside the world No 6 Japanese left-hander Kasumi Ishikawa 11-9, 11-6, 11-6, 11-5 and claim the bronze to put Singapore on the medal table at the London Olympics.

It was also the perfect tonic ahead of the start of the team competitions on Friday, with Singapore facing Poland in their last-16 clash in the women's team event. I think Singapore women team will fight hard to win the game.

"It's like a tent pole," said DPM Teo, when asked of the significance Feng's bronze medal will have on Singapore sports. "You put the tent pole high, you raise the standards for everyone, and I think this is what it has done for sports in Singapore.

"And you can see that, over a number of years, in different sports, their standards and aspirational levels have been brought up and people say: 'Yeah, we can do that!' I hope that inspires many more Singaporeans to take up sports and to do well."

The mood among the paddlers had been muted going into the Games. The women's team - defending silver medallists from the Beijing Games - had struggled with poor form in recent months and were anxious when they dropped a rung to No 3, which meant a 50-per-cent chance of meeting China before the final.

However, Wednesday's victory prompted jubilant scenes within the Team Singapore camp, with the mood distinctly more relaxed.

It also came a day after the announcement by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of the new Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth, which will oversee the development of sports, currently under the purview of the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports.

The absence of the word "sports" from the new ministry's name had raised concerns over the priority for sports in Singapore. But the post-match scenes appear to have lifted a huge psychological load off the team's shoulders, as the paddlers engaged in light banter and posed for photographs.

National women's team assistant coach Jing Junhong said: "Tianwei said she was angry at being asked (why) Singapore (hadn't) got a medal (in the women's singles) for 12 years and if it was cursed.

"I told her we've already missed out on the last three occasions, surely it is now our turn. Rationalising it to her from that angle, she laughed."

Feng Tianwei the historical moment. 

Singapore's Feng Tianwei celebrates winning a point during her table tennis women's bronze medal singles match against Japan's Kasumi Ishikawa for The London 2012 Olympic Games at The Excel Centre in London on Aug 1, 2012.

LONDON Olympics -Let's review about Feng Tianwei. History was made in the ExCel Arena on Wednesday afternoon when Singaporean paddler Feng Tianwei won the women's singles bronze medal match.
She took just 25 minutes to bulldoze past Japan's Kasumi Ishikawa 11-9, 11-6, 11-6, 11-5.
The Japanese, a higher-ranked opponent at world No. 6, stood no chance at all. Feng is ranked eighth in the world.
This is Singapore's first table tennis singles medal, and the first win in the bronze medal match in four tries. Li Jiawei had twice fell at this hurdle at the 2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing Games. Jing Junhong, now the women's team deputy head coach, was unsuccessful at the 2000 Sydney edition. Jing was by Feng's side for her historic win on Wednesday.
Feng is the only Singaporean to win an individual medal besides weightlifter Tan Howe Liang, who took silver at the 1960 Rome Games.
She will feature next in the women's team event, where she will spearhead the team's charge to retain its silver from the 2008 Games.