Over NT$1 million purse announced for Olympic athletes’ event

Focus Taiwan
Date: 06/19/2020
By: Huang Chiao-wen, Lung Po-an and Kay Liu

Taipei, June 19 (CNA) A 12-discipline national sports event being held from Aug. 1-8 for Taiwanese athletes who were scheduled to attend the Olympic Games, before it was postponed, will include a total purse of over NT$1 million (US$33,830), organizers said Thursday.

An announcement on Sunday from the Chinese Taipei Badminton Association outlined a three-day badminton schedule at the beginning of August which will include world No. 1 female player Tai Tzu-ying (戴資穎) competing against male competitors.

The Sports Administration has since provided a list of other athletes set to take part in the competition.

Top names include 2016 Rio Games bronze medal-winning female weightlifter Kuo Hsing-chun (郭婞淳) and gymnast Lee Chih-kai (李智凱), both of whom have secured a place at the Tokyo Games, which will now be held from July 23 to Aug. 8, 2021, due to concerns about athletes' health amid the COVID-19 conoravirus pandemic.    [FULL  STORY]