China's men's 110m hurdles star Liu Xiang will miss next year's Golden League series in Europe to focus on training for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, his coach Sun Haiping said on Tuesday.
China's Liu Xiang competes in the men's 110m hurdles at the Daegu Athletics Meeting 2007, southeast of Seoul, October 3, 2007. [Agencies] "The Golden League Oslo stop will clash with other competitions on our schedule and the Roma and Paris stops will be so close to the Olympic Games, so we have decided not to take part," said Sun, who is in Beijing with Liu for the closed-door winter training.
"By the end of next June, we will conclude our overseas competitions and be back to Beijing for the final preparation for the Olympics."
Sun said in order for Liu to get into his best form for the Beijing Games he will start his new season next February with an indoor competition and will go to Valencia, Spain, for the World Indoor Championships.
The Osaka Grand Prix in May, where he is undefeated in the past four years, will be Liu's first outdoor competition in 2008. After that, Liu will be back in Beijing for the test event at the National Stadium, the venue hosting the athletics events during the Games. Liu will also compete in a few races in Europe and the US before returning to Beijing for the final push to the Olympics.
Arriving in Beijing last Monday for the winter training, Liu is currently in his best form, showing particular improvement in his strength.
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