Liu Xiang of China and Petr Svoboda (R) of the Czech Republic compete the men's 60m hurdles final at the International Athletics meet in Duesseldorf Feb 11, 2011. [Photo/Agencies]

China's former Olympic champion Liu Xiang finished third in the 60 meter hurdles at the Dusseldorf indoor meeting Friday, his first appearance in Europe for three years.

Liu finished 7.60 seconds behind Petr Svoboda of the Czech Republic and America's Kevin Craddock who were both clocked at 7.57 seconds. [Full Story]