China's Liu Xiang leaves for IAAF Eugene Diamond League

Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang left right here on Sunday for the IAAF Eugene Diamond League to become held on June four.

It'll be the Chinese super star's second outdoor race this season, following his win within the Shanghai Diamond League two weeks ago.

The former Olympic and globe champion snapped U.S. star David Oliver's 18-race unbeaten run in Shanghai in 13.07 seconds, the world-leading time with the season.

Liu, who formerly held the world record of 12.88 seconds, mentioned that he expects to run inside 13.20 seconds.

"I hope to run around 13.10 seconds nevertheless it is going to be surely inside 13.20," he mentioned.

The Eugene event would be the fourth leg from the season's 14-stage IAAF Diamond League.

Liu, who flies with coach Sun Haiping and teammate Shi Dongpeng, said that he will likely be training inside the United states soon after the Eugene race till mid-June.

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