The 16th Asian Games may be remembered for years for furious medal battles, but will be carried for decades through people who shed tears, sweat or even blood in competition.

Among them are comeback stars, who had fallen off the peak but refused a quick withdrawal. They restated their form here, shaking off all the doubts against them.

Hurdler Liu Xiang, one of the most spotlight-catching athletes at the Asiad which was referred by the Olympic Council of Asia president Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah as "one of the best ever", returned to his old style with a record-breaking performance.

Photo taken on Nov. 27, 2010 shows firework during the closing ceremony of the 16th Asian Games held at the Haixinsha Island in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province.

The 2004 Olympic winner stormed to a new Asian record of 13.09 seconds Wednesday evening for his third straight Asiad title in the men's 110m hurdles, drawing loads of praises from both media and fans.

Liu, the first Chinese man to win an Olympic sprint event, limped off the Beijing Olympics' track in front of 100,000 spectators even before his heat started, stunning the whole nation.

After 27 months of accumulation of energy, the 27-year-old, having recovered from an Achilles' tendon problem, announced the comeback of a king and that the Chinese Flying Man is ready to take off again.

Four-time Olympic champion Kosuke Kitajima was the one to watch but failed to deliver. He finished fourth in the 50m and 100m breaststroke and withdrew from the 200m, citing a nagging pain in his right shoulder, right elbow and left knee.

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