Chinesehurdler Liu Xiang has arrived at a renowned private hospital in London to receive surgery on his torn right Achilles tendon.
中國跨欄運動員劉翔已經抵達倫敦一家著名的私立醫院接受右腳跟腱手術。
LiuXiang will undergo an operation by a specialist on sports injuries, Nick Cullen, at around 2 p.m. local time in Wellington Hospital. The 29-year-old Liu crashed into the first hurdle in his heat on Tuesday, and fell to the ground. It ended his hope of restoring Olympic glory.
劉翔的跟腱手術將于當地時間下午2點在惠靈頓醫院由運動損傷專家Nick Cullen親自操刀進行。29歲的劉翔在周二的110米跨欄預賽上撞倒第一個欄架,隨后便摔倒在地。這場意外使劉翔重振奧林匹克榮耀的夢想破滅。
Insteadof being wheeled off, Liu hopped on one leg along the track, going over to kiss the last hurdle in his lane 4. Liu reached his career peak at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, when he became the first Chinese athlete to win an Olympic track gold.
摔倒后的劉翔并沒有坐輪椅離開賽場,而是沿著賽道單腳跳躍至終點并親吻了他的第4道欄架。劉翔在2004年的雅典奧運達到事業頂峰,他也因此成為中國首位獲得奧運會田徑冠軍的運動員。