Chinese Olympic gold medallist Liu Xiang is working hard to break the 110-meter men's hurdle world record and thinks yoga can help.

"I had been looking for a new training regime for Liu which could help him in achieving the 12:90 world record for a long time," said Sun Haiping, who coached the Shanghai native to win China's first-ever Olympic men's gold in athletics in Athens.

Liu equaled the world mark of 12:91 in the Athens final. "Liu's result has been impressive this winter, better than last year," said Sun. "He should be able to reach his best in summer."

(Shanghai Daily January 27, 2006)