How a surfer in Taiwan turned his interest into a career and the advices he had for beginning surfers was made into a short film, which was made public on Thursday.  

Taiwan News
Date: 2017/08/31
By: George Liao, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News)—How a surfer in Taiwan turned his interest into a career and

the advice he had for beginning surfers was made into a short film, which was made public on Thursday.

The General Association of Chinese Culture (GACC), which produced the film, held a meeting to share “The Soul of the Craftsman” No. 2, which is about a surfing instructor, Wu Chia-chih (吳家誌), nicknamed “Ah Shui,” and the sport of surfing he loves and teaches.

GACC vice chairman Antonio Chiang (江春男) said technology, resources and equipment surrounding surfing have improved much over the years, and Wu has been at the forefront of the progress.    [FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/08/26
By: Oscar Wu and Kuan-lin Liu

Taipei, Aug. 26 (CNA) Taiwan took home the silver medal in the men’s team kyorugi

contest, losing to Russia in the final at the 2017 Summer Universiade on Saturday.

Taiwan’s men’s team, made up of Huang Yu-jen (黃鈺仁), Yang Tsung-yeh (楊宗燁), Liu Wei-ting (劉威廷) and Ho Chia-hsin (何嘉欣) faced off against Russia’s team composed of Maksat Allalyev, Bogdan Grechkin, Rafail Aiukaev and Bulat Magomedov after going up against Sweden, the United States and South Korea in previous rounds.

The team suffered a 20-34 loss, settling for the runners-up place.

The bronze went to Kazakhstan and South Korea.    [FULL  STORY]

Yang Ho-chen won 10 golds and one bronze

Taiwan News
Date: 2017/08/26
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) was on hand Saturday to

watch Taiwanese women win the gold and silver in the roller sports marathon at the Taipei 2017 Summer Universiade.

Both the start and the finish of the 4.2-kilometer loop were located near the Presidential Office Building, which allowed Tsai to witness how Yang Ho-chen (楊合貞) finished first in just under an hour and a half, or 1:27:43.622, and Li Meng-chu (李孟竹) came second in 1:27:43.705, reports said. Maria Camila Guerra Guevara of Colombia won the bronze in 1:27:44.399.

Roller sports have become the unexpected success story for Team Taiwan, allowing the host nation to capture 10 golds, 11 silver medals and two bronzes. Yang has been responsible for half of those golds and for one bronze.

The team was expected to check out of the Athletes’ Village later Saturday to take part in another international competition in Nanjing, China, on Sunday.   [FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/08/26
By: Lee Chin-wei and S.C. Chang

Taipei, Aug. 26 (CNA) The Swedish coach of Taipei Universiade javelin gold medalist Cheng Chao-tsun (鄭兆村) of Taiwan said Saturday he did not do much to help Cheng except finding the key for him to unleash his vast potential.

Cheng set an Asian record by throwing 91.36 meters to earn Taiwan’s second gold in athletics in the on-going Summer University Games, thrilling not just his home audience but also his closest rival, Germany’s Andreas Hofmann, who used “it’s crazy” to comment on Cheng’s last shocking throw that surpassed his remarkable 91.07m final attempt.

During a press conference after the event, Cheng was asked how he managed to get back to the field so soon after an injury. He said he didn’t know either, “ask my coach.”
[FULL  STORY]

SO CLOSE:Lee Kuan-yi withdrew from his singles quarter-final, despite the match nearing a conclusion. His sister and the other Taiwanese in action all had victories

Taipei Times
Date: Aug 27, 2017
By: Liang Wei-ming and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writer

Taiwanese fifth seed Lee Kuan-yi conceded his quarter-final against Russia’s Roman

Safiullin after debilitating leg cramps and heat exhaustion prevented him from continuing his Taipei Summer Universiade match in the third set with the score 3-6, 6-0, 5-5 at the Taipei Tennis Center yesterday.

The match began at noon and continued for nearly two hours as the temperature reached as high as 34°C.

Lee lost the first set, but stormed back in the second, winning to love, before retiring with the decider so close.

Lee’s coach called for an injury timeout after the second set, but despite a massage, Lee’s cramps came back with a vengeance in the latter half of the third set.

The cramps were so severe that Lee could not stand.

After he left the court on a wheelchair, Lee was taken to Tri-Service General Hospital and was diagnosed with heat exhaustion — a condition the athlete said was probably due to a combination of high temperatures and a failure to sufficiently rehydrate after experiencing mild diarrhea.    [FULL  STORY]

World No.1 Tai Tzu-ying helps team snatch another gold for Taiwan

Taiwan News
Date: 2017/08/25
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – The Taiwanese badminton team defeated Japan to snatch

the gold at the Taipei 2017 Summer Universiade Friday to help their country reach 15 golds on the overall medals table.

In the first of three phases, Lee Yang (李洋) and Lee Jhe-huei (李哲輝) defeated rivals Katsuki Tamate (玉手勝輝) and Kenya Mitsuhashi (三橋健也) 21-5 and 21-15.

For the women, Taiwanese champion and World No.1 badminton star Tai Tzu-ying (戴資穎) finished her adversary Natsumi Shimoda (下田菜都美) in two sets, 21-8 and 21-13.

The finishing touch came from Wang Tzu-wei (王子維), with an injury contributing to a loss in his first set against Kenta Nishimoto (西本拳太) 19-21. Nevertheless, he regained the upper hand in the second set with 21-17, but needed a third set to win with 21-10, putting the crown on the Taiwanese team’s performance.
[FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/08/25

Taipei, Aug. 25 (CNA) The following is the latest medal table for the top 10 countries:

1. S. Korea — 24 gold, 17 silver, 21 bronze (total: 62)

2. Japan — 21 gold, 13 silver, 20 bronze (54)

3. Taiwan — 15 gold, 19 silver, 13 bronze (47)

4. Russia — 14 gold, 19 silver, 30 bronze (63)

5. N. Korea — 10 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze (16)

6. United States — 8 gold, 12 silver, 10 bronze (30)

7. Ukraine — 7 gold, 9 silver, 7 bronze (23)

8. Italy — 7 gold, 5 silver, 12 bronze (24)

9. Poland — 4 gold, 6 silver, 5 bronze (15)

10. Germany — 4 gold, 3 silver, 10 bronze (17)

*As of 11:20 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25
[SOURCE]

SOLO HOMER:Baseball favorites the Samurai Warriors are poised to make the semi-finals after a sixth-inning home-run boosted Japan to 2-1 over rivals South Korea

Taipei Times
Date: Aug 26, 2017
By: Jason Pan / Staff reporter

The women’s basketball team gave the nation another lift yesterday when they

defeated Canada 76-67 in their quarter-finals at the Taipei Arena.

Their surprising win in a field of tough opponents continued hoops fans’ buoyant mood following the men’s 80-76 victory over South Korea on Thursday night.
Forward Lo Pin scored a game-high 16 points, one of four Taiwan players with scores in the double digits.

The hosts were ahead by one after the first quarter, stretched the lead to 35-29 at halftime and held firm in the second half to win by nine.

In other results, Japan’s baseball team are set to make the semi-finals after defeating Asian archrivals South Korea by one run yesterday.   [FULL  STORY]

The China Post
Date: August 25, 2017
By: The China Post

The Chan sisters, representing Chinese Taipei, have paired up for the women’s

doubles at the Taipei Universiade. Chan Yung-jan and Chan Hao-ching on Friday faced the U.S. and won 6-3, 6-0 to advance to the quarterfinals.

After their victory, Chan Yung-jan said they hadn’t played doubles together for many months, and so the first few matches of the Universiade had been tough going. Chan Hao-ching said the U.S. side had played a fearless offense, moving freely and holding nothing back, but she and her sister had been able to find a rhythm and rapport during the match to score when it mattered.    [SOURCE]