As a child, Liu Xiang was a high jumper until his sports school asked him to give up the event because a bone test showed that he would not grow tall enough to become a world-class jumper.

• 在刘翔小的时候，他接受跳高训练，进入体校后，教练在进行骨骼测试后发现他成年后的身高无法保证他成为一名世界级的跳高运动员，因此，在体校教练的建议下，1998年刘翔开始转向跨栏训练。