Taipei Times
Date: Oct 31, 2017
By: Lee I-chia / Staff reporter
Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) choked up several times when introducing the
Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je, center, Premier William Lai, third right, along with Taiwanese athletes hold up National Geographic Channel logos at a news conference in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Chien Jung-fong, Taipei Times
documentary Inside 2017 Taipei Universiade, while Premier William Lai (賴清德) yesterday said that three policies will be implemented to promote sports.
The Taipei Department of Information and Tourism and the National Geographic Channel worked together to document the preparations for this year’s Taipei Summer Universiade.
The documentary is to debut on Taiwan’s National Geographic Channel at 9pm tonight and later air in 42 Asian nations.
The excellent performance of the nation’s athletes showed the world the tenacious spirit and strong will of Taiwanese, and the Games’ greatest achievement was making Taiwanese more confident in their future, Ko told a news conference held to reveal the documentary’s trailer in Taipei yesterday. [FULL STORY]
