Tokyo 2020: Hurdler Vera Lui records her seasonal best at Hong Kong Athletics Championships
- Hong Kong’s top women’s hurdler clocks 13.49 seconds in the heats for her fourth best result ever – she wins the final in 13.66 seconds
- She is looking to compete overseas to improve her time and complete her Olympic dream
Hurdler Vera Lui Lai-yiu raced to a seasonal best time at the annual Hong Kong championships before strong headwinds prevented her from improving her time in the final as she continued to chase her dream of making it to the Tokyo Olympics.
At Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground on Saturday, the 26-old-year clocked 13.49 seconds in her heats – her best time since the resumption of competition late last year that was interrupted because of the pandemic. In the final, Lui managed 13.66 seconds to win the race under a strong head wind of -1.4m/s.
“It would have been better if the two results were switched as it would have given her more additional points,” said coach Tang Hon-sing. “But her time in the heats is already her fourth best time, behind [her best] at the Asian Championships and the Asian Games. Unfortunately, she could not improve her time in the final today because of a strong head wind that was something out of our control.
“She was not unchallenged in both races and therefore we hope she can achieve better results when she goes for overseas competitions. She runs faster when she competes overseas.”
Vera Lui wins the women’s 100 metres hurdles at Hong Kong Athletics Championships.
