/ 10 March 2008

Play it again, Xiang

World 60m hurdles champion Liu Xiang went through two medal ceremonies at the world indoor championships on Sunday when organisers mistakenly played the Chilean national anthem instead of China’s.

Chinese star Liu, the Olympic and world 110m hurdles champion, had clinched the gold medal on Saturday.

Once the protocol error had been pointed out, the ceremony was held a second time with the Chinese anthem rightly played. — AFP