Modul8SportslifeUnit2Hewasinventedtocompetitionsaroundtheworld
FiveMiddleSchoolZhangJunTalkaboutLiuxiang
(1)LookattheinformationaboutLiuXinagandcompletethepassagewiththesentencesinthebox
In1998,LiuXiang’sabilityinhurdlingwasnoticedbySunHaiping,wholaterbecamehiscoach
Liuwasencouragedatfirsttotrainforthehighjump
First,hewasinvitedtocompetitionsaroundtheworld
ItwasalsothefirsttimeanOlympicgoldmedalforhurdlingwashungroundtheneckofasportspersonfromanAsiancountry
From2008on,hesufferedalotfromhisfootproblem,buthedidnotgiveup
LiuXiang-trainedtobethebestintheworld
ForLiuXiang,lifeasasportsherobeganin2004
(1)____Then,hewaschosenfortheChineseteamattheAthensOlympicGamesandwonagoldmedal
LiuXiangwasnotasuccessfulsportsmanatfirst
HewasborninShanghaion13thJuly1983,andstartedtrainingwhenhewasv