Liu's fall legit - he has scars to prove it

Speaking for first time since Olympics, hurdler says he felt good at starting line

Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang said everything that happened on the track at the London Olympics was just as it appeared, speaking in an interview with China Central Television in Shanghai on Thursday.

Liu ruptured his right Achilles tendon when he collided with the first hurdle in the first round of the men's 110m hurdles heats. The 29-year-old then underwent surgery, receiving 13 stitches at the Wellington Hospital in London.