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Andrea Miller broke her own New Zealand 100m hurdles record in the final at the World University Games in Bangkok last evening.
The 25 year old from Dunedin recorded 13.20s into a slight head wind of 0.3mps, to shave 0.09s off her national record set at the Australian championships in Brisbane in March this year.

Miller finished seventh, just 0.17s behind the winner Yauheniya Valadzko of Belarus.
Miller said that it was a major step towards qualifying for the Beijing Olympic Games next year.
"I was really pleased with how this meet went," said Miller.
"I had two goals coming here, to make the final and break the New Zealand record, and I did both," she added.
The success came despite Miller being unwell leading up to the final.
She improved with each round that she ran, (13.33s, 13.30s and 13.20s) all in hot, humid conditions with less than helpful winds.

Athletic team manager Brett Addison said Miller came to the championships ranked 16th.

"Andrea finished in seventh place, beating some very accomplished athletes on the way," said Addison.

"Andrea now needs more, regular international competition of this type to continue improving and reach her full potential,� he added.

Miller's next goal is to run 12.96s during next year's New Zealand and Australian track and field season which would qualify her for the Olympics in August 2008.

Track and Field events at the University Games continue until Wednesday and the next New Zealanders in action are Monique Williams (200m rounds 1 and 2), Amanda King (3000m steeplechase final) and Max Smith (1500m final) all just after midnight Monday morning NZ time.

World University Games
(Bangkok, Thailand)
Women 100m hurdles: Yauheniya Valadzko (Belarus) 13.03s 1, Nevin Yanit (Turkey) 13.07s 2, Yevgeniya Shigur (Ukraine) 13.08s 3, Also Andrea Miller (NZ) 13.20s (NZ record) 7.

source Athletics New Zealand




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