His only impressive result after comeback was at a September 2009 meet in Shanghai where he timed 13.15 seconds.

Liu, who became the first Chinese Olympic track gold medalist at the 2004 Athens Games, told China's national TV that he was planning to run within 13.20 seconds in the final.

"I don't care about my ranking," he said. "Only the result (time) matters."

China lost a medal that really matters on Monday.

The Chinese women's soccer team lost the bronze playoff 2-0 to South Korea, leaving the Asian Games without a medal for the first time.

Four years ago, the Chinese "Steel Roses", former world runners-up, picked the bronze in Doha after beating South Korea 2-0.

Later on Monday evening, Japan nabbed a 1-0 victory over DPR Korea in a repeat of the 2006 women's soccer final, with a 73th-minute goal scored by Azusa Iwashimizu.

Meanwhile, young Chinese divers won the first two events as Shi Tingmao/Wang Han snatched women's 3m synchro springboard and Zhou Luxin/Yang Liguang nailed the men's 10m synchro platform, both with a big lead over their rivals.

The hosts also dominated the trampoline competitions as Huang Shanshan beat teammate and Olympic champion He Wenna to defend her women's individual title and Dong Dong and Tu Xiao celebrated a 1-2 finish in the men's individual final.

Chinese Taipei commanded Monday's tennis court, sweeping the women's doubles gold and silver and won the mixed doubles over India's defending champions, while the only other tennis title went to Indian pair Devvarman Sk and Singh Sanam Krishan, who survived a men's doubles final over China.

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