Taiwanese Hsu Le on Tuesday won the women’s 100m hurdles at the Summer Deaflympics in Caxias do Sul, Brazil, snagging Taiwan’s first gold medal at this year’s Games.
The 19-year-old hurdler finished in 13.91 seconds, breaking the Deaflympics record of 14.20 seconds.
Hsu already holds the world deaf record for the women’s 100m hurdles, which she secured at the biennial National Athletics Championships in New Taipei City in 2020 with a time of 13.19 seconds.
The Deaflympics is her first international competition. On Sunday, she won a bronze medal in the women’s 100m, finishing in 12.31 seconds. She is also to compete in
PETALING JAYA: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah and Tunku Azizah extended congratulations to the country's hearing-impaired women's doubles badminton athletes, Boon Wei Ying and Foo Zu Tung for winning the gold medal at the 24th Deaflympic Games, in Caxias do Sul, Brazil.