Jyothi Yarraji Shines with Gold at Taiwan Athletics Open 2025

Celebrating a Remarkable Victory

Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 8: The Governor of Andhra Pradesh, S. Abdul Nazeer, extended his congratulations to Jyothi Yarraji, the reigning Asian champion and Olympian, for her outstanding performance in the women's 100m hurdles. She clinched the gold medal with an impressive time of 12.99 seconds at the Taiwan Athletics Open 2025 held in Taipei.

Continuing her exceptional form this season, Jyothi triumphed in the women's 100m hurdles, contributing to India's impressive tally of six gold medals on the first day of the Taiwan Athletics Open 2025 in Chinese Taipei.

Despite a challenging start that saw her momentarily drop to second place, Jyothi surged ahead in the final 20 meters, securing her victory with a powerful finish.

In the heats, she clocked 13.18 seconds, which qualified her for the finals, where she was the only competitor to finish with a time under 13 seconds, according to reports from Olympics.com.

In a statement from the Andhra Pradesh Raj Bhavan, the Governor praised Jyothi's achievement, stating, “Kum. Jyothi Yarraji has made both Andhra Pradesh and the nation proud, and I wish her continued success in future competitions.”

Japan's Asuka Terada and Chisato Kiyoyama secured the second and third positions, finishing with times of 13.04 seconds and 13.10 seconds, respectively. Jyothi also holds India's national record in the women's 100m hurdles, having set a mark of 12.78 seconds at the World University Games two years ago.

Tejas Shirse, the national record holder in the men's 110m hurdles, also achieved gold with a season-best time of 13.52 seconds. Yuan-Kai Hsieh and Chen Kuei-ru from Chinese Taipei took silver and bronze with times of 13.72 seconds and 13.75 seconds, respectively.

India's dominance continued as they secured gold medals in both the men's and women's 100m relays. Despite some baton exchange issues, the team of Sudheeksha Vadluri, Abinaya Rajarajan, Sneha SS, and Nithya Gandhe won the women's 100m relay, setting a meet record with a time of 44.07 seconds.

Sudheeksha V, who replaced Srabani Nanda, was the only new member of the Indian women's relay team that had won the Asian title the previous week.

Vietnam finished in second place, while Asia Biomedical, a club team, took third with times of 44.38 seconds and 44.53 seconds, respectively.

The men's 100m relay saw Gurindervir Singh, Animesh Kujur, Manikanta Hoblidhar, and Amlan Borgohain clinch gold with a time of 38.75 seconds. Asia Biomedical finished second at 39.11 seconds, and Taoyuan City took third with a time of 39.75 seconds.