Taiwan’s Zhang Bo-ya wins gold at Asian Indoor Athletics ChampionshipsStaff writer, with CNATaiwan’s top hurdler Zhang Bo-ya (張博雅) won gold in the women’s 60-meter hurdles on Sunday at the 2026 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Tianjin, China, setting a new national record of 8.12 seconds and securing Taiwan’s first gold medal of the meet. Zhang, known as Taiwan’s “hurdles sweetheart,” broke her own national record twice during the competition. She clocked 8.18 seconds in the heats earlier in the day, surpassing the previous mark of 8.27 seconds she set at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in March last year, before lowering it again in the final. Taiwanese top hurdler Zhang Bo-ya celebrates her gold medal win on Sunday. Wang said Zhang did not make any special training adjustments for the championships.

Source: Taipei Times February 09, 2026 17:14 UTC