India Breaking News reported Hong Kong Sprinter Leung Chun-ying in Asian Games Spotlight, Lei clinched a bronze medal at the Asian Games by clocking 13.29 seconds in the preliminary round, followed by an impressive reduction of 0.02 seconds in the final. The 28-year-old athlete expressed confidence in surpassing her personal best at Hangzhou.

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Hong Kong’s leading women’s hurdler, Lui Li-yao, showcased her satisfaction with her performance at the Hong Kong Athletics Championships. She shattered her personal record twice consecutively at the Wan Chai Stadium and anticipates setting a new record at the Hangzhou Asian Games, trimming 0.03 seconds off her previous personal best established at the 2019 Asian Championships.

In the highly competitive 100-meter hurdles preliminary round, Leung Chun-ying posted a time of 13.29 seconds, which she further improved by 0.02 seconds three hours later in the final. Yang Qiuyin secured second place with a personal best time of 13.53 seconds, while Liu Kaixin finished third with a time of 14.02 seconds, both enhancing their personal records during the heats.

Lei Liyao, who finished third in the Hong Kong Track and Field Series with a time of 13.59 seconds in April, expressed her goal of surpassing her previous race’s speed. She successfully achieved her objective twice in a day, culminating in a time of 13.28 seconds, affirming her consistent performance beyond luck. Despite being a bronze medalist at the Asian Games, Lei remains focused on personal improvement rather than solely pursuing medals.

Sprinter Leung Chun-ying from Hong Kong

Lei Liyao shared her joy amid the challenges faced during the pandemic and her overseas training schedule, which impacted her recent competition attendance. She acknowledged the mixed emotions experienced during the pandemic period, expressing difficulties in maintaining performance levels and self-doubt. However, she emphasized the importance of listening to her body to ensure a sustainable career, departing from the “no pain, no gain” mentality.

In the men’s 110-meter hurdles final, Huang Lexi achieved a personal best time of 13.67 seconds, although it couldn’t be counted as a city record due to excessive wind speed. Mei Qingyang, who set a personal best of 13.77 seconds in the preliminaries, faltered in the finals, finishing fourth with a time of 14.04 seconds. Four Hong Kong players secured spots in the finals, with Huang Lexi anticipated to lead alongside Lee Ka-yiu and Cheung Siu-hang in the Asian Games delegation alongside Mei Qingyang.

The event organizer, Yang Shimao, expressed satisfaction with the athletes’ improving performances as the Asian Games draw near, anticipating more positive results as the competition progresses.