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vaulting legend Yelena Isinbayeva started her sporting career as a gymnast until she simply became too tall.
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China's first men's track Olympic champion Liu Xiang has a similar sport-switching story. He started as a high jumper and 100m sprinter before leaping into the 110m hurdles, an event which made him a world champion.
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Fang approached Liu and told him he was focusing on the wrong events. The coach asked if he'd like to switch to hurdles. "Sure," the Shanghai boy answered.
