自从雅典奥运会上以12秒91夺金后,刘翔就成了我国家喻户晓的田径明星,而日前以12秒88重新改写世界纪录后,他更是变得炙手可热。但关于他所从事的项目——110米栏人们又了解多少呢?跨栏跑(Hurdle race),起源于英国。17～18世纪时,英国牧羊人经常跨越羊圈,这种活动逐渐演变为跨栏跑,该项目成为田径比赛项目也有100多年历史。最早的跨栏比赛出现于1860年。1864年在英国牛津、剑桥两大学首届对抗赛上,正 Since the Athens Olympics with 12 seconds 91 gold, Liu Xiang has become a well-known track and field star in China, and recently re-write the world record in 12 seconds 88, he is even more hot. But what about his project - 110-meter hurdles? And the Hurdle race, which originated in the United Kingdom. From the 17th to the 17th centuries, English shepherds often crossed the sheepfold and this activity gradually evolved into a hurdle race. The project became a track and field event for more than 100 years. The earliest hurdle race took place in 1860. In 1864 in Oxford, England, the two universities in the first match, positive