Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/10/15
By: Wu Che-hao and Chiang Yi-ching
Taipei, Oct. 15 (CNA) A Norwegian triathlete who inadvertently set off a craze in Taiwan for a "lucky"
Gustav Iden (Image from instagram.com/gustav_iden
Gustav Iden, 23, was seen wearing a cap bearing the name of the county's Shun Tse Temple when he crossed the finish line first in a triathlon in France in September. Since then, the temple in Changhua's Puyan Township has been flooded with thousands of orders for the "lucky cap," which it has been handing out free of cost.
The Changhua County government said it has been working hard to persuade Iden to visit, while the Taiwan people have also been appealing to him on social media to do so.
At a press conference Tuesday, Changhua Magistrate Wang Hui-mei (王惠美) said she has invited Iden to attend the Changhua Marathon Festival, a series of seven marathons that will be held in the county from October to December. [FULL STORY]