Olympics-Athletics-'Lucky charm' Liu the inspiration behind Su's stellar run

[ASFN Admin]

Liu Xiang remains China's only Olympic gold medal winner on the track 17 years after his triumph in Athens, but for Su Bingtian - Asia's fastest man - one of his country's greatest heroes is more than an icon. Su finished sixth in the men's 100 metres final on Sunday after qualifying joint-fastest to give China its most high-profile male athletics performance since Liu won gold in the 110m hurdles in Athens in 2004.

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