A man reads a local newspaper, which published stories on Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang in a dozen pages, at a restaurant in central Beijing Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012. Many Chinese following the Olympics at home called Liu Xiang their hero after the former world-record holder and 2004 Olympic champion crashed into the first hurdle during his first heat of the 110-meter hurdles on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)