Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/08/19
By: Huang Chiao-wen and Evelyn Kao
Taipei, Aug. 19 (CNA) Taiwan won the 10th BFA U-12 Baseball Championship Sunday in Taipei, edging out South Korea 3-2, to become eligible to participate in the 2019 WBSC U-12 World Cup.
The Asian 12U Baseball Championship, organized by the Baseball Federation of Asia (BFA) and held every two years since 2000, is open to players aged 12 and under. [FULL STORY]
The Peninsula = Qatar
Date: 19 Aug 2018
By: AFP
Palembang, Indonesia, Taiwanese teenager Lin Yingshin and teammate
Gold medallists Taiwan’s Lin Yingshin (L) and Lu Shaochuan pose with their medals during the victory ceremony for the 10m air rifle mixed team shooting final during the 2018 Asian Games in Palembang on August 19, 2018. / AFP / Mohd RASFAN
Lu Shaochuan scored a narrow victory over bitter rivals China at the shooting range of the Asian Games on Sunday.
The finals venue for the 10m air rifle mixed team event in Palembang, which is co-hosting the Games with Jakarta, was standing room only as 19-year-old Lin and 21-year-old Lu brought the victory home.
The pair, ranked second and ninth in the world respectively, managed to keep their calm to beat their Chinese counterparts, world number three 20-year-old Zhao Ruozhu and 22-year-old Yang Haoran.
Lu told reporters afterwards that the win came as a total surprise following an under-par display in the qualifying round. [FULL STORY]
BAN UPHELD: Following speculation that China would receive a reprieve, the global weightlifting body decided to uphold a 12-month doping ban on the nation
Taipei Times
Date: Aug 19, 2018
By: AP and CNA, JAKARTA
Taiwan entered the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium to enthusiastic cheers
Taiwan march into the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium during the opening ceremony for the Asian Games in Jakarta yesterday.
Photo: AP
yesterday at the spectacular Opening Ceremony of the Asian Games in Jakarta.
The nation’s 108 athletes in 11 disciplines along with 39 doctors and support staff marched in the Parade of Nations beneath a banner reading “Team Chinese Taipei” held by weightlifter Kuo Hsing-chun, a bronze medalist at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Delegates also held banners that said “Terima Kasih” — “thank you” in Indonesian — and “We love Jakarta.”
More than 50,000 spectators also cheered wildly as athletes from the rival Koreas paraded side-by-side behind a “unification” flag.
[FULL STORY]
Team Taiwan performed exceptionally well at the 2018 international PONY league tournaments winning championship titles in three age divisions
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/08/17
By: Duncan DeAeth, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
(By Central News Agency)
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – One week after the Taiwanese Bronco league baseball team defeated Mexico 15-0 to win the 2018 world championship for the 12 and under team, the 13 and 14 year olds have followed suit becoming the 2018 world champions in the Pony League.
Team Taiwan defeated the team from Long Beach, California 3-1 to achieve their ninth title as World Pony League Champions, and their third championship title over the past four years.
Taiwan is consistently a strong force in the PONY league. They have played in the series championship match in the tournament for six out of the past eight years.
The Observer Reporter notes that the pitcher Tien Tzu-Chieh (田子杰) was absolutely instrumental to the team’s victory on Thursday night at Lew Hays Pony Field in Pittsburgh. [FULL STORY]
Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/08/16
By: Lee Chin-wei and CNA intern Wang Szu-chi
Taipei, Aug. 16 (CNA) Taiwanese table tennis player Lin Yun-ju (林昀儒)
Image taken from Pixabay
beat China’s Xu Haidong (徐海東) 3-0 to win the U21 men’s singles title at the Seamaster 2018 ITTF World Tour Asarel Bulgaria Open on Wednesday.
Lin won the match 11-7, 12-10, 11-7, clinching the third U21 men’s singles title of his career, after winning the Hungarian Open in January and Hong Kong Open in May.
The victory was an early birthday present for Lin, who celebrates his 17th birthday on Friday.
He will now head to Indonesia to compete in the 2018 Jakarta Palembang Asian Games, which kicks off on Aug. 18. [SOURCE]
KOREA CHALLENGE: Unified Korea’s height equalized Taiwan’s speed throughout the game, but Taiwan’s five field goals in overtime pushed them over the edge
Taipei Times
Date: Aug 18, 2018
By: Jason Pan / Staff reporter
Renewing their fierce rivalry with teams from the Korean Peninsula,
Taiwan’s Tsai Ming-jung makes a save as South Korean players look on during their Group A match on Thursday at the Asian Games in Palembang, Indonesia. Photo: AFP
Taiwan’s women yesterday prevailed in a narrow basketball win, but lost their first soccer match on Thursday in the Asian Games preliminaries.
At GBK Basketball Hall in Jakarta, the two sides were tied at 71 at the end of regulation, before Taiwan edged Unified Korea 87-85 in overtime.
Both teams entered the encounter after picking up wins in their first games on Wednesday.
Unified Korea are considered strong contenders for a medal, as three North Korean players joined their southern counterparts to strengthen the lineup.
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Taiwan News
Date: 2018/08/17
By: Central News Agency
Two members of Germany’s parliament came to Taiwan’s defense
Germany’s parliament, the Bundestag, in Berlin. (By Associated Press)
Thursday, criticizing China for pressuring the East Asian Olympic Committees (EAOC) into revoking a Taiwanese city’s right to host a multi-sport event for young athletes next year.
Klaus-Peter Willsch, chair of the Germany-Taiwan Parliamentary Friendship Group, said in a statement that the EAOC made the decision under pressure from China to block Taichung from hosting the East Asian Youth Games scheduled for August 2019, in the process violating the terms of the contract that it signed with the city.
Doing so not only deprived the rights of young athletes to take part in the sports event but also went against the Olympic spirit, he said.
Willsch also expressed concerns over China’s coercion of foreign airlines to designate Taiwan as part of China on their websites, saying he was worried China will do more to squeeze Taiwan in the international community.
[FULL STORY]
Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/08/16
By: Lee Chin-wei and CNA intern Wang Szu-chi
Taipei, Aug. 16 (CNA) Taiwanese table tennis player Lin Yun-ju (林昀儒)
Image taken from Pixabay
beat China’s Xu Haidong (徐海東) 3-0 to win the U21 men’s singles title at the Seamaster 2018 ITTF World Tour Asarel Bulgaria Open on Wednesday.
Lin won the match 11-7, 12-10, 11-7, clinching the third U21 men’s singles title of his career, after winning the Hungarian Open in January and Hong Kong Open in May.
The victory was an early birthday present for Lin, who celebrates his 17th birthday on Friday.
He will now head to Indonesia to compete in the 2018 Jakarta Palembang Asian Games, which kicks off on Aug. 18. [SOURCE]
Taipei Times
Date: Aug 17, 2018
By: Jason Pan / Staff reporter
Taiwan on Wednesday defeated a US team 3-1 in the final of the Pony League World Series in Pennsylvania to take the under-14 title.
It was a tight affair throughout the regulation seven-inning game.
In the fourth inning, the US’ West Zone champions from Long Beach, California, took a 1-0 lead with a solo homer by Bren Wilkinson.
In the next inning, Taiwan, represented by a team from New Taipei City, evened the score when starting pitcher Tien Tzu-chieh helped his own cause at the plate by lashing a single into the outfield to bring home a runner on third. [FULL STORY]
Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/08/15
By: Chiu Chun-chin and Frances Huang
Taipei, Aug. 15 (CNA) Taiwanese athletes who will compete in the Asian 
Games left for Indonesia on Wednesday morning, with expectations of gold medal performances in several sports.
Almost 300 Taiwanese athletes and staffers took a chartered flight at around 7 a.m. to head to the most important sports event in Asia, which is scheduled to be held in Jakarta and Palembang from Aug. 18 to Sept. 2.
The Taiwanese athletes will participate in a wide range of sports, including tennis, weightlifting, taekwondo, badminton, gymnastics, swimming, female volleyball, cycling, female softball and wrestling, according to the Sports Administration of the Ministry of Education.
Before the team boarded the chartered flight at Taoyuan International Airport, Sports Administration Director-General Kao Chin-hsung (高俊雄) encouraged them to try their best to bag medals to honor Taiwan.
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