China's Liu Xiang to be ready for Olympics

 LONDON, July 14 (Xinhua) --- Liu Xiang's back injury which forced him out of Saturday night's London Diamond League final will not affect his chance of winning at the Olympic Games in three weeks time, his coach Sun Haiping said here on Saturday.

"It's just a slight problem. Liu Xiang felt a little uncomfortable in his back after the heat round. We decided¹ to pull out of the finals just for the sake of caution," Sun said, adding that after a night's rest Liu has felt very well.

"Liu Xiang could have finished the race if we wanted him to. But we thought that it was unnecessary in this event," Sun said.

"He will be sure to fight to the end in the Olympic Games," he added.

To avoid the wet and cold English weather, Liu and his team is reportedly to have left England for training. But Sun declined to reveal where they will be going.

Liu had cruised into the 110m hurdles² final after winning his heat in 13.27 seconds but failed to take his place on the start line for the final for the injury.

Merritt defied the cool, overcast³ conditions to equal his own season's fastest time of 12.93 seconds. Richardson was second in 13.06 and another American Ryan Wilson third in 13.18.

"I will be back for the Olympic Games," Liu told Chinese reporters before boarding a coach for the Heathrow Airport.

The men's 110m hurdles at the Olympic Games will be held on August 7 and the gold medal be decided on August 8.

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 hurdles   

n.障碍( hurdle的名词复数 )；跳栏；（供人或马跳跃的）栏架；跨栏赛

参考例句：

• In starting a new company, many hurdles must be crossed. 刚开办一个公司时，必须克服许多障碍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• There are several hurdles to be got over in this project. 在这项工程中有一些困难要克服。 来自辞典例句

3 overcast   

adj.阴天的，阴暗的，愁闷的；v.遮盖，（使）变暗，包边缝；n.覆盖，阴天

参考例句：

• The overcast and rainy weather found out his arthritis.阴雨天使他的关节炎发作了。
• The sky is overcast with dark clouds.乌云满天。