Without Liu and Olympic silver medalist Terrence Trammell of the United States, who fell down to the track in heat five, Robles will be almost unbeatable in the finals.

• 对于东道主而言，今天开始的110米栏比赛将是一道“饕餮大餐”，13亿中国人将期待他们的“飞人”刘翔能够在“鸟巢”创造一个超越雅典的神话。