7.46 seconds.
Seeing the number on the big screen, Liu Xiang was struck by a powerful sense of unreality.
He never imagined he could run a time like that.
But the few Chinese spectators in the stands, excitedly waving their national flags, and Sun Haiping, jumping for joy in the prep area, proved it was all real.
He had truly surpassed himself, defeated the world champion Alan Johnson, and won the gold medal.
He'd won!
Liu Xiang shot a fist toward the sky.
All his hard work hadn't been for nothing.
"Dr. Chen, thank you!" In the prep area, Sun Haiping emotionally hugged and shook hands with everyone around him. Finally, he came to Chen Yu, grabbed his hand, and thanked him over and over again.
When the risk of injury emerged for Liu Xiang, with the possibility of a ruptured Achilles tendon from overtraining in his future, Sun Haiping had truly felt like the sky was falling.
