In this handout image, injured Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang waits before a surgery on his torn right Achilles tendon in the Wellington Hospital, August 9, 2012. Liu received the surgery on Thursday afternoon (London time). The 29-year-old Liu crashed into the first hurdle in his heat on Tuesday, and fell on the ground, which ended his hope of restoring Olympic glory as he did in Athens. (Photo Source: chinanews.com)