Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/08/29
By: Lee Chin-wei and William Yen
Taipei, Aug. 29 (CNA) Taiwan athlete Yang Chun-han (楊俊瀚) clinched a silver medal in the
Taiwan athlete Yang Chun-han (楊俊瀚, second right), Japan’s Yuki Koike (right) and Yaqoob Yaqoob of Bahrain (third right) cross the finish line for the men’s 200-meter dash at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia on Wednesday.
men’s 200-meter dash at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia on Wednesday.
Yang and Japan’s Yuki Koike, who took gold, both finished in 20.23 seconds but Koike crossed the line ahead of Yang by one thousandth of a second.
Japan’s Yuki Koike (top) crossed the line ahead of Taiwan’s Yang Chun-han (楊俊瀚) by one thousandth of a second / photo courtesy of the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee
Yaqoob Yaqoob of Bahrain won the bronze medal in a time of 20.55 seconds.
Meanwhile, Taiwan cyclist Huang Ting-ying (黃亭茵) also won a silver medal, placing second in the women’s omnium in track cycling with a total of 126 points. [FULL STORY]
