DREAM COME TRUE: South Korea’s Son Heung-min earned his five-year deal with Tottenham Hotspur by assisting both of the goals his team needed to win gold
Taipei Times
Date: Sep 02, 2018
By: Kayleigh Madjar / Staff reporter, with CNA
The penultimate day of the Asian Games yesterday saw four bronze medals for Taiwan, as
Taiwan celebrate defeating Qatar in the Asian Games men’s volleyball bronze-medal match in Jakarta yesterday. Photo: AP
well as a gold and two silvers in bridge, but disappointment in men’s and women’s basketball as both teams barely missed out on the podium.
The men’s volleyball team climbed out of a 20-year rut to claim the bronze medal for the first time since the Bangkok Games with a 25-22, 25-23, 17-25, 25-16 win over Qatar in Jakarta.
“Taiwan has waited for 20 years [for a medal] and I have waited for this moment for a very long time,” said Huang Chien-feng, who has played in three Asian Games.
Huang thanked his coach, saying that great teamwork was the key to their win.
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