Taiwan Athletics Open 2025: Jyothi Yarraji wins 100m hurdles gold

India's star athlete Jyoti Yarraji won the women’s 100m hurdles event with a timing of 12.99s in the opening day of the Taiwan Athletics Open 2025 on Saturday. The Indian hurdler relied on a desperate final push to claim a win, after going into the final hurdle trailing at second. This is India's fourth medal on the first day of the competition.

The 25-year-old Jyothi Yarraji had previously won gold at the Asian Championships in South Korea on 29 May with a time of 12.96 seconds. Her national record stands at 12.78 seconds.

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Tejas Shirse secured gold

Tejas Shirse, also a national record holder, secured gold in the men’s 110m hurdles, clocking 13.52 seconds – the second-fastest time of his career. Local athletes Hsieh Yuan-kai (13.72 seconds) and Kuei-Ru Chen (13.75 seconds) took silver and bronze, respectively. Shirse’s national record is 13.41 seconds.

Abdulla Aboobacker and Pooja also won gold medals in their respective events: the men’s triple jump and the women’s 1500m. Aboobacker achieved a distance of 16.21m, falling short of his personal best of 17.19m. Pooja, who won silver at the Asian Championships in South Korea last month, finished in 4 minutes 11.63 seconds. Her personal best is 4:09.52, set in 2023.