Taiwanese hurdler Chen Kuei-ru (???) advanced to the finals of the men’s 60-meter sprint hurdles at the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Kazakhstan on Saturday.
The men’s 60m hurdles was divided into three heats held Saturday, with only the top two finishers in each heat and two fastest finishers from the three heats advancing to the finals.
The 29-year-old Chen finished second in his heat with a time of 7.74 seconds, and will vie for a medal on Sunday against seven other competitors.
Last year, the Taiwanese hurdler broke the national record which he retains, running 6.67 seconds in the men’s 60m hurdles during the semifinals of the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Serbia.
The 10th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships is being held in the Kazakhstan capital Astana until Sunday.
Three other Taiwanese athletes are also competing at the event, Li Yun-chen (???), Wen Hua-yu (???) and Lin Yu-tang (???).
Li competed in the men’s triple jump final on Friday, finishing sixth with a distance of 16.28 meters. Despite being not good enough to win a medal, his performance still broke the Republic of China (Taiwan) national indoor triple jump record.
Meanwhile, Wen and Lin have qualified to compete in the men’s long jump final on Sunday.
Source: Focus Taiwan News Channel