A man picks copies of a newspaper at a newsstand, where Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang's photos are seen on local papers' front pages, 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)