Liu Xiang arrives in London eyeing second Olympic gold medal

 LONDON, July 11 (Xinhua) -- China's high hurdler Liu Xiang arrived here on Wednesday aiming for a second Olympic gold medal after his first win in Athens eight years ago.

He will first compete in the IAAF Diamond League London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace on Friday, which will be his last warmup event before the Olympic Games.

"I have never taken the Diamond League event as a serious competition," he told Chinese reporters at the Heathrow Airport. "I am very relaxed and will not give myself too much pressure."Liu will not join China's training camp in Leeds, choosing to stay in London for his pre-Olympic training.

He is scheduled to run his first race in the heat of the Olympic Games on August 7. The men's 110 meters hurdles¹ semifinal and final will be both held on August 8, which is the fourth anniversary of the opening of the Beijing Olympic Games.

Liu, as the favorite of winning the title at home, shocked the world four years ago at Beijing's Bird's Nest stadium by pulling out in the semifinals in front of a capacity home crowd, citing an Achilles injury.

He has regained² form in the past year, winning the silver and narrowly missing the title at last year's world championships. He registered a world record-tying time of 12.87 seconds assisted by wind.

1 hurdles   

n.障碍( hurdle的名词复数 )；跳栏；（供人或马跳跃的）栏架；跨栏赛

参考例句：

• In starting a new company, many hurdles must be crossed. 刚开办一个公司时，必须克服许多障碍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• There are several hurdles to be got over in this project. 在这项工程中有一些困难要克服。 来自辞典例句

2 regained   

复得( regain的过去式和过去分词 )； 赢回； 重回； 复至某地

参考例句：

• The majority of the people in the world have regained their liberty. 世界上大多数人已重获自由。
• She hesitated briefly but quickly regained her poise. 她犹豫片刻，但很快恢复了镇静。