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Liu Xiang comes back to race
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Updated: 2009-09-20 22:23

Liu Xiang comes back to race

Terrence Trammell of the US (R) runs to win next to Liu Xiang of China during the men's 110m Hurdles at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix athletics competition September 20, 2009. [Agencies] Liu Xiang comes back to race

SHANGHAI: Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang returned to competition in style by finishing second at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix here on Sunday.

Liu's much-anticipated return after 13 months out injured was cheered by a boisterous crowd at the Shanghai Stadium.  He fought back from behind to cross the finish line shoulder by shoulder with arch rival Terrence Trammell, silver medalist in the Berlin world championships.

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The photo finish showed that Trammell, silver medalist at two Olympic Games and three world championships, was the winner in a similar time of 13.15 seconds.

"I want to thank my rivals, thank my coach and thank everybody for your support," said Liu soon after the race.

Liu, who shocked the country when he withdrew from the Olympic Games last year, had said that he would take the race in his hometown as a training session. But his performance showed that he has been back on winning track.

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