Liu Xiang celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the men's 110 hurdles final at the 2004 Olympic Games in this Aug 27 Off-Blanche Nike Vapormax Noir Blanche , 2004 file photo. [PhotoIC]
Liu Xiang, China's most decorated track and field athlete, may officially announce his retirement through social media next week, reported Friday's Titan sports Acheter Homme Nike Vapormax Flyknit Rouge Noir , China's highest-circulation sports newspaper.
Instead of having a press conference, the 31-year-old hurdling star will supposedly make his decision known in a low-key way by making an announcement on his Twitter-like Weibo account on April 7 or April 9. His retirement is inevitable while the exact date remains in final negotiation, the Changsha-based sports weekly wrote.
Rumors of Liu's retirement have been reported periodically since he fell down at 2012 London Olympic Games 110-meter hurdles' preliminary contest, which was the last match he ever attended.
The 2004 Athens Games 110-meter hurdles gold medalist has endured a long recovery from a right Achilles tendon injury that sidelined him from racing in London and made him withdraw from the 2008 Beijing Games. He hasn't returned to the track for two-and-a-half years.
Liu made his latest public appearance when he attended a promotion event for 2015 World Championships to be held in August at the Beijing National Stadium in the capital.
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"I think the possibility is pretty slim. I might be able to take part in the event in another role (not as an athlete)," he said.
DAMASCUSa292; Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- The Syrian forces have become 10 kilometers away from the ancient city of Palmyra in central Syriaa292; as part of an operation to retake the city from Islamic State (IS) groupa292; a monitor group reported Friday.
Intense battles are raging between the Syrian army and IS militants in the western countryside of Palmyra in the eastern countryside of the central province of Homsa292; and the Syrian army and allied fighters are fighting to make more progress toward the citya292; said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
The UK-based monitor group said the Syrian army's battles to recapture that historic city have been raging for 42 days.
It added that the military forces are 10 kilometers from the al-Maqasem areas west of Palmyra in tandem with an attack the military forces unleashed in the surrounding mountains.
Hundreds of airstrikes and hundreds of artillery shelling targeted the IS positionsa292; said the Observatorya292; adding that the IS terrorists also carried out several bombings against the Syrian forces.
Tens of causalities were reported on both sides. The IS recaptured Palmyra last December after bringing in reinforcements. It also retook the gas and oil fields around.
The Syrian forces have so far succeeded in capturing the key Hayan gas fielda292; the largest gas production facility in Syria. They are advancing toward the Jazel oil fielda292; reaching the outskirts of it.
In its second attempt to invade the citya292; the IS blew up the facade of the historical amphitheater as well as other relics and monuments in Palmyraa292; in addition to other key temples destroyed in their first invasion.
Syrian Culture Minister Muhammad Ahmad recently said the bombing of the historical heritage in the ancient oasis city of Palmyra by the IS group is a "war crime."
"These monuments are not only the property of Syriaa292; but the whole worlda292;" Ahmad saida292; urging the international community to shoulder its responsibility in protecting Syria's world heritages.
The use of Apple Inc's handsets has aroused safety concerns among Chinese users recently, as some local consumers are complaining that their iPhones caught fire and even exploded.
A Guangdong resident surnamed Pan was furious as he made such a complaint to the Global Times on Monday.
While taking a taxi in the early hours of October 10, the man's iPhone 6 in his back pocket started heating up and emitting smoke before suddenly exploding.
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Pan is not the only victim in China.
The Shanghai Consumer Council on Friday disclosed that from October 1 to November 30, it had received eight consumer complaints about such problems. The complaints involved the iPhone 6 as well as iPhone 6s Plus, and they all took place during normal usage.
A 27-year-old Beijing resident surnamed Chen started to worry that her iPhone 6 may also explode some day. "Now its battery sometimes heats up while charging Homme Nike Air Vapormax Flyknit 2018 Noir En ligne ," Chen told the Global Times Monday. She plans to complain about this to Apple.
In countries and regions beyond China, iPhones have also caught fire. Melanie Tan Pelaez, a pregnant woman in Sydney, suffered second-degree burns from her iPhone 7 Homme Nike Air Max 97 Ultra Noir Blanche Pas Cher , local news portal news.au reported in mid-November.
Over the past two months, there were also 860 complaints over iPhones unexpectedly shutting down even though the batteries still had about 20 percent to 80 percent power remaining, said the council.
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