Paris, France - Two of the standout international names on show this Friday at the Meeting Gaz de France Paris Saint-Denis (6 July), the second of six meetings of the IAAF Golden League 2007, will be female World Athlete of the Year, Sanya Richards of the USA (400m), and Olympic champion and World record holder Liu Xiang of China (110m Hurdles). Yesterday (3) at a press conference to officially launch the meeting these visiting global stars spoke about their hopes for their competitions in the Stade de France on Friday.

Liu Xiang of China waves to the crowd after the men's 110m hurdles at the Prefontaine Classic track meet in Eugene, Oregon, June 10, 2007. Liu Xiang won the event in 13.21 seconds. [Reuters]

Sanya Richards, who won a share of the $1 Million IAAF Golden League Jackpot last year and was one of the ten event winners in the opening meeting of the 2007 Jackpot campaign in Oslo, Norway on 15 June, confirmed that she was "looking forward to running in Paris a lot."

The 22-year-old who has had a late start to the season due to illness, also reflected on her surprise fourth place at the 400m at the recent US Trials which means she has missed a place for that event on the national team at the 11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Osaka, Japan, (25 Aug to 2 Sep).

The 2005 World 400m silver medallist confirmed, "I am going to give my best to the 200m in Osaka, and I hope to bring back a medal. But I am still very disappointed with my performance in the US Championships. I am sad not to have qualified for the 400m."

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