SEMI-FINAL WOES: Neither of the basketball finals, nor the men’s volleyball finals are to include Taiwan, after they were thrashed by Korean and Chinese teams
Taipei Times
Date: Aug 31, 2018
By: Jason Pan / Staff reporter
Taiwan yesterday won a gold medal in the soft tennis mixed doubles and three bronze
Taiwan’s Yu Kai-wen, left, and Cheng Chu-ling celebrate after winning the Asian Games mixed doubles soft tennis final against South Korea’s Kim Ki-sung and Mun Hye-gyeong yesterday in Palembang, Indonesia. Photo: AFP
medals in cycling, judo and kurash, but faltered in the basketball and volleyball semi-finals at the Asian Games in Indonesia.
In a marathon match, Taiwanese duo Yu Kai-wen and Cheng Chu-ling finally prevailed 5-3 over South Korea’s Kim Ki-sung and Mun Hye-gyoeng in the mixed doubles.
It has been a fantastic Games for Cheng, who on Wednesday won the silver medal in the soft tennis women’s singles.
Cheng had tears in her eyes at the end of yesterday’s match, as she had vowed to come home from the Games with a gold medal. [FULL STORY]
