Liu Xiang’s shoes fetch US$25,000 in charity auction

BEIJING: A pair of Olympic champion Liu Xiang’s running spikes fetched 200,000 yuan (US$25,770) at a charity auction for the children of migrant workers in Beijing at the weekend, Xinhua news agency reported yesterday. 

The shoes signed by the 110m hurdles world record holder – China’s biggest track gold medal hope for next year’s Beijing Olympics – were bought by Air China and fetched 50,000 yuan more than a similar pair at another charity auction last month.