阅读下面短文，在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。（每空格限填一词）（本题共五小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
Liu Xiang is not an overnight success. He was born in Shanghai _______ 13th July, 1983 and, like many Olympic sports stars, he started training when he was very ______. In Grade Four, he went to the Junior Sports School of Putuo District of Shanghai. Liu was encouraged at first to train as a high jumper. Then, in 1998, his skill at hurdling was noticed by his ___ Sun Haiping. In 2004, he _______ the first Olympic Gold medal for China in Athens, Greece. Now he is training hard to go for more _____for China. Just because he was trained for gold!