LiuXiang,ChineseOlympicStar,RetiresChinesetoptrackandfieldstar,LiuXiang,officiallyannouncedhisretirementinhisweiboon7th,April.Thismatterhasattractedworldwideattention.Sotoday,wetalkaboutLiuXiang'sretirement.I'mretiring.Iwanttostartanewjourney,Liusaidinamessagepostedtohismicroblog,blaminginjuryforhisdecision.ThoughIstillhavehotbloodpumpingthroughmyheart,myleghastimeandagaintoldmeno.In2001,LiuwonhisfirstworldchampionshipatWorldUniversityGamesinBeijing.Goldin110mhurdlesat2002BusanAsianGamesisthefirstoneofLiu'sthreeconsecutivetitlesofAsianGames.Theacmeofhiscareercameinthesummerof2004.LiubecamethefirsteverChinesemantowinagoldmedalintrackeventsatOlympics.In2006,LiusetanewworldrecordattheSuperGrandPrixinLausannewithatimeof12.88seconds.Heracedtovictoryinthe60mhurdlesat2008IAAFWorldIndoorChampionshipsinValencia,Spain.ItishisfirstandonlytitleatWorldIndoorChampionships.LiusufferedinjuryinhisrightAchillestendon,andwithdrewfromthe110mhurdlesatBeijingOlympicGames.Recoveringfrominjury,LiuwonatthePrefontaineClassicwithatimeof12.87seconds,matchingtheworldrecordalbeitwithwind-assistanceof2.4m/s.Unfortunately,noresultcanberegisteredasarecordwithwind-assistancemorethan2m/s.Inthe110meterhurdlesat2012Olympics,LiupulledhisAchillestendonandfelldown.Hekissedthelasthurdle,leftthetrack,andparticipatednomorecompetitions.OnApril7,2015,Chineseflyingmanannouncedretirement.Why?TheGermanmediaSport1revivedthatLiuwasoncethemostpopularandthemosttragicathleteinChinesesports.ThefirstreasonCommercialkidnappingThesecondreasonBeingstuckinChinesesyestemSinceBeijingOlympicGames,Liu'simageischangedinthepublicmind.Beforetheinjury,Liubelongstoathleticsandpublic.Aftertheinjury,Liubelongstomoneyandpower.SowhenitcomestoLiu'sretirement,therearemanycriticismreview.Let'sblesshim!Thankyouforlistening.