SHANGHAI, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese hurdler(跨栏选手) Liu Xiang, former(过去的，以前的) Olympic and world champion, returned to competition in style(很成功地) by finishing second at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix(上海国际田径黄金大奖赛) here on Sunday.
Liu's much-anticipated(很受期待的) return after 13 months out injured was cheered by a boisterous(喧嚣的) crowd of 25,000 at the Shanghai Stadium. He fought back from behind to cross the finish line shoulder by shoulder with arch rival(劲敌) Terrence Trammell of American, silver medalist in the Berlin world championships.