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Fu Chao-hsuan leaps to season's best for gold, national record attempt falls short

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

Translated from Chinese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Taiwanese high jumper Fu Chao-hsuan won gold at the New Taipei City International Athletics Open with a season-best jump of 2.25 meters.
  • He narrowly missed setting a new national record, failing to clear 2.31 meters on his final attempts.
  • Fu Chao-hsuan has already qualified for the Asian Games and is using the competition as preparation.

Taiwanese high jumper Fu Chao-hsuan secured a gold medal at the New Taipei City International Athletics Open, clearing 2.25 meters for his best performance of the season. The victory marks a significant achievement as he continues his preparation for the upcoming Asian Games.

Fu began his competition at 2.05 meters, steadily advancing through the heights. The competition intensified at 2.19 meters, where only Fu and Chang Teng-jen, the gold medalist from the National Intercollegiate Athletic Games, remained. Chang Teng-jen was unable to clear 2.25 meters, securing the gold medal for Fu.

Despite his success, Fu Chao-hsuan narrowly missed out on breaking the national record of 2.30 meters. He made three attempts at 2.31 meters but was unsuccessful, leaving the national record untouched for now. Chang Teng-jen took home the silver medal with a jump of 2.19 meters, while Lo Tzu-chieh secured the bronze with 2.13 meters.

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Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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