Asian champion hurdler Jyothi leads Indiaโs 4-gold show in Taiwan Open
Asian champion Jyothi Yarraji won the womenโs 100m hurdles race with yet another impressive time as four Indians won gold in the Taiwan Athletics Open here on Saturday. National record holder Yarraji clocked 12.99 seconds to pocket the gold at the Taipei Municipal Stadium, ahead of Japanese runners Asuka Terada (13.04 seconds) and Chisato Kiyoyama (13.10 seconds), who took the silver and bronze, respectively.
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The 25-year-old Yarraji had won gold in the Asian Championships in South Korea on May 29 with a time of 12.96 seconds. Her national record stands at 12.78 seconds. Another national record holder, Tejas Shirse, also won gold in the menโs 110m hurdles as he ran 13.52 seconds, the second fastest time of his career. Local athletes Hsieh Yuan-kai (13.72 seconds) and Kuei-Ru Chen (13.75 seconds) won the silver and bronze, respectively.
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The 23-year-old Shirse’s national record stands 13.41 seconds. Abdulla Aboobacker and Pooja also won gold in the menโs triple jump and womenโs 1500m, respectively. Aboobacker jumped 16.21m, well below his personal best of 17.19m.
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Pooja, who had won a silver in the Asian Championships in South Korea last month, clocked 4 minutes, 11.63 seconds to win the gold. She has a personal best of 4:09.52 which she had clocked in 2023.