"hurdles of" is correct and usable in written English.
It is used to refer to obstacles or difficulties that must be faced or overcome. For example, "We faced many hurdles of bureaucracy in getting the project approved."
Ms. Opolais pushed her slender, affecting soprano toward the soaring hurdles of the "Libera Me".
June is also the month when Portugal faces its toughest refinancing hurdles of the year.
Now I help small-business owners navigate the legal hurdles of setting up a company.
But the hurdles of creating a coal dust refueling infrastructure remain formidable.
THE hurdles of learning Arabic as a second language are daunting.
But scientists are running into some basic hurdles of chemistry and physics.
Basketball is big in many rural villages in Alaska, but so are the logistical hurdles of playing it.
It would take years just to get over the planning and political hurdles of getting a factory built.
She has a prodigiously high jump and is mistress of all the arduous technical hurdles of the role.
And Iowa and New Hampshire are about more than just being the first hurdles of the presidential race.
Your brain has mostly developed and, for many, the hurdles of young adulthood will have been dealt with.
