Hurdle Sweetheart Chang Po-Ya Easily Takes Gold in National Intercollegiate Athletic Games 100m Hurdles
Taiwan's "Hurdle Sweetheart" Chang Po-Ya won the gold medal in the National Intercollegiate Athletic Games Women's 100m hurdles with a time of 13.12 seconds. Although she fell slightly short of her target, she is maintaining good form and is expected to perform well at the Nagoya Asian Games.
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(Central News Agency reporter Li Jian-Zhong, Taoyuan 4th) In the women's 100-meter hurdles final of the 115th National Intercollegiate Athletic Games held at the athletics track today, Taiwan's "Hurdle Sweetheart" Chang Po-Ya, representing National Taiwan Sport University, easily won the gold medal with a time of 13.12 seconds; she stated that although she was happy, there was still some gap from her goal.
Chang Po-Ya has been in excellent form in the first half of this year, twice breaking the national record in the indoor 60-meter hurdles. Today's National Intercollegiate Athletic Games final was her third outdoor 100-meter hurdles competition this year.
After the start, Chang Po-Ya took steady strides, opening up a lead by the third hurdle, and finally crossed the finish line first with a time of 13.12 seconds. The silver medal went to Zhong Zhao-Zhen with 13.78 seconds, and the bronze medal to Yi Bai-An with 13.87 seconds.
Chang Po-Ya stated in an interview with the Central News Agency that the original goal set with her coach, Wang Kuo-Hui, was to run under 13.10 seconds, so there was still a small gap. She might need to review the video and discuss with her coach to find out where the problem lies.
Chang Po-Ya mentioned that she has had many competitions recently, so she did not specifically adjust for the National Intercollegiate Athletic Games; it was almost like training through competition. Next week, she will participate in the Kinami Michitaka Athletics Meet in Osaka, which is also a very high-intensity competition. She hopes to break under 13 seconds under pressure.
She emphasized that her condition has indeed been good in the first half of this year, saying, "Now it's about how to maintain this condition until the second half, as this year's Nagoya Asian Games is the most important competition. I might also need to get used to maintaining performance even when my body is tired." The Nagoya Asian Games will be held from September 19 to October 4.
With her sweet smile, Chang Po-Ya has recently become a popular figure on the athletics track. After competitions, people always rush to take photos with her. She smiled and said, "I am very grateful that everyone is paying more attention to athletics, and I hope to perform well more often to attract more people to focus on Taiwanese athletes' performances." (Editor: Li Heng-Shan) 1150504
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(Central News Agency reporter Li Jian-Zhong, Taoyuan 4th) In the women's 100-meter hurdles final of the 115th National Intercollegiate Athletic Games held at the athletics track today, Taiwan's "Hurdle Sweetheart" Chang Po-Ya, representing National Taiwan Sport University, easily won the gold medal with a time of 13.12 seconds; she stated that although she was happy, there was still some gap from her goal.
Chang Po-Ya has been in excellent form in the first half of this year, twice breaking the national record in the indoor 60-meter hurdles. Today's National Intercollegiate Athletic Games final was her third outdoor 100-meter hurdles competition this year.
After the start, Chang Po-Ya took steady strides, opening up a lead by the third hurdle, and finally crossed the finish line first with a time of 13.12 seconds. The silver medal went to Zhong Zhao-Zhen with 13.78 seconds, and the bronze medal to Yi Bai-An with 13.87 seconds.
Chang Po-Ya stated in an interview with the Central News Agency that the original goal set with her coach, Wang Kuo-Hui, was to run under 13.10 seconds, so there was still a small gap. She might need to review the video and discuss with her coach to find out where the problem lies.
Chang Po-Ya mentioned that she has had many competitions recently, so she did not specifically adjust for the National Intercollegiate Athletic Games; it was almost like training through competition. Next week, she will participate in the Kinami Michitaka Athletics Meet in Osaka, which is also a very high-intensity competition. She hopes to break under 13 seconds under pressure.
She emphasized that her condition has indeed been good in the first half of this year, saying, "Now it's about how to maintain this condition until the second half, as this year's Nagoya Asian Games is the most important competition. I might also need to get used to maintaining performance even when my body is tired." The Nagoya Asian Games will be held from September 19 to October 4.
With her sweet smile, Chang Po-Ya has recently become a popular figure on the athletics track. After competitions, people always rush to take photos with her. She smiled and said, "I am very grateful that everyone is paying more attention to athletics, and I hope to perform well more often to attract more people to focus on Taiwanese athletes' performances." (Editor: Li Heng-Shan) 1150504
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