Her winning time -- one hour and 28 minutes 11 seconds -- is already among the world's best. With two more seconds fall, she can equal the Olympic champion and Russian world title holder Olga Kaniskinaset's 1:28:09 in Berlin.

In August's championships, the 22-year-old Liu finally took the bronze with 1:29:10 in front of Berlin's Brandenburg Gate. It was the first walk medal for Chinese women in 10 years since Liu Hongyu and Wang Yan finished 1-2 in the Seville World Championships in 1999.

Liu's personal best was 1:27.17 set in Beijing Olympics when she disappointedly finished fourth to miss a elusive medal.

Following Liu, Li Yanfei of Shandong finished second in 1:28.57,and Jiangsu's Bai Yanmin stood third in 1:29.17. Both are also among the world's leading results.

The other two golds of the day went to Anhui's Wu Sha in the women's pole vault with 4.40 meters, and Shandong's Li Shaojie in the men's discus throw with 60.39 meters. Both results are far away from the world's top level.

【体坛英语资讯：Liu Xiang takes center stage, Liu Hong crowned in womens 20km walk】相关文章：

★ 体坛英语资讯：Nurnberg see unwilling draw at Dortmund

★ 娱乐英语资讯：Britney Spears to appear in new Pussycat Dolls

★ 体坛资讯：China prepare for Asian Cup semi-final showdown: coach

★ 体坛英语资讯：Iraq soccer team returns without captain

★ 娱乐英语资讯：Jackie Chan,Zhang Ziyi to sing for Olympic film

★ 体坛英语资讯：Sprinter Gay, swimmer Hoff win top US honours

★ 娱乐英语资讯：Heidi Klum star of new Jordache ads

★ 体坛资讯：Long jumper Sdiri hit by javelin in Rome

★ 体坛英语资讯：Harris says Yi will be all-star in NBA

★ 体坛英语资讯：Seattle guard Durant named Rookie of the Year