Hong Kong athlete’s New Year resolution is to break record that has stood for nearly 30 years
- Vera Lui is looking to better 13.14 mark set in women’s 100m hurdles by Chan Sau-ying in 1994
- There is plenty of motivation for 28-year-old, who has Asian Games success and Olympic qualification in her sights
Hong Kong athlete Vera Lui Lai-yiu has set her sights on breaking a city record that has stood for almost 30 years, as she targets even greater glory in 2023.
And Lui has been tipped to better the 13.14 mark set down by Chan Sau-ying in the women’s 100-metre hurdles at a meet in the United States in 1994.
The hurdler hopes she can hit her target as she works towards success in the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships, the Asian Games and qualifying for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
Lui, who won a bronze medal at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, is the only female track and field athlete to have made the podium for Hong Kong for over 60 years at the regional multi-sport event.
She recorded a personal best 13.32 at the 2019 Asian Championships in Doha and clocked 13.42 for her bronze in Indonesia that same year.
Tang Hon-sing, her coach, said they would look forward to 2023 with a view to breaking the Hong Kong record, after the 28-year-old went through a difficult year with Covid-19 social-distancing measures continuing to interrupt her schedule.
