Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/07/30
By Chang Ming-hsuan and Y.F. Low
Taipei, July 30 (CNA) A 93-year-old man has retained his title as the oldest participant in 
this year’s 30 Hour Famine event organized in Taiwan by the Christian humanitarian organization World Vision.
The annual event aimed at raising hunger awareness kicked off simultaneously in Taipei, Changhua, Kaohsiung and Hualien at noon Saturday, drawing 28,570 participants from around the country.
Among the participants is Lin You-mao (林友茂) from Taichung, who is taking part for the 27th consecutive year with his 63-year-old eldest son.
Lin has shown up every year since the famine event was first launched in Taiwan in 1990. A lover of badminton and tennis, he looks much younger than his age and has impressed the organizers with his energy and zeal. [FULL STORY]
