DOMINANT: The women’s team edged China in extra innings to advance to the softball grand final, but had little success in a 7-0 shutout loss to powerhouses Japan
Taipei Times
Date: Aug 25, 2018
By: Jason Pan / Staff reporter, with CNA
Tang Chia-hung yesterday made history by winning gold in the men’s horizontal bar for
Tang Chia-hung competes in the Asian Games men’s horizontal bar final yesterday in Jakarta. Tang won gold in the event after scoring a combined 14.725 points, helping Taiwan to their best-ever showing in men’s gymnastics in the Games, after Tang also won silver in the floor exercise on Thursday. Photo: Reuters
the nation’s best-ever showing in men’s gymnastics at an Asian Games, lifting Taiwan’s medal haul to six gold, seven silver and 12 bronze at the Games in Indonesia.
In the final round, Tang scored 8.725 in execution and 6.000 in difficulty for a combined 14.725 points, surpassing China’s Sun Wei at 14.500 and Xiao Ruoteng at 14.225.
It was Tang’s second medal at this year’s Games, following a silver in the men’s floor exercise on Thursday.
Combined with Lee Chih-kai’s gold in the pommel horse and Chen Chih-yu’s bronze in rings, Taiwan garnered two gold, one silver and one bronze in men’s artistic gymnastics.
In women’s softball, Taiwan took silver after being shut out by Japan 7-0 in the grand final. [FULL STORY]
