Rain, grey skies match Beijing gloom over Liu Xiang
BEIJING (Reuters) - Heavy rain battered Beijing on Thursday on the 13th day of the Olympics as the host city gripped itself to watch the 110m men's hurdles final without China's beloved Liu Xiang.
The skies were heavy and dark and the top temperature was likely to be around 23 degrees Celsius (73 degrees Fahrenheit), cooling from the 30 degrees Celsius the previous day.
Cuban world-record holder Dayron Robles goes for gold in the 110m hurdles in the absence of Liu after he limped injured out of the Bird's Nest stadium on Monday.
After Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt raced into the record books in the 200m on Wednesday, his compatriots will try to replicate the feat in the women's 200m showdown.
A typhoon that swept through the northern Philippines on Wednesday was heading towards Taiwan and the lowest standby signal was in force in nearby equestrian host city Hong Kong.
The former British colony will have sunny periods and haze with a few showers and squally thunderstorms later in the day.
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