Shanghai, Putuo District, Haitang Garden District.
7:20 PM.
"Next up is a sports update. Our nation's young athlete, Liu Xiang, has made a historic breakthrough for Chinese and even Asian men's track and field at the International Association of Athletics Federations Golden Grand Prix in Osaka, which concluded today. With a stunning time of 12.93 seconds, he stormed to victory in the men's 110m hurdles."
"This time surpasses the Olympic record set by the famous American 110m hurdler, Alan Johnson, at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics."
The scene cut, and footage of the race began to play on the television.
In less than 13 seconds, Liu Xiang was like a bolt of lightning, surpassing everyone.
And of course, there was no shortage of footage of Liu Xiang draped in the national flag, jogging a victory lap around the track.
