Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/07/25
By: Su Mu-chun and Evelyn Kao

Taipei, July 25 (CNA) Taichung Mayor Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) said Wednesday that

Taichung Mayor Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) / CNA file photo

the city government is evaluating the feasibility of lodging an application for arbitration with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) after the East Asian Olympic Committee (EAOC) revoked Taichung’s right to host the first East Asian Youth Games slated for 2019, reportedly due to “political factors.”

Although Taichung City has spent more than NT$670 million (US$21.87 million) on preparations for the games, the EAOC made the decision following a vote at an extraordinary EAOC council meeting called by Chinese representatives in Beijing Tuesday on whether to hold the Taichung event as planned in August 2019.

The Chinese representative reportedly raised the issue due to alleged concerns over a public campaign in Taiwan to hold a referendum on whether Taiwan should seek to participate in all international sporting events, including the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, as “Taiwan” rather than its standard Olympic name “Chinese Taipei.”    [FULL  STORY]