TEAM EFFORT:Head coach Ni Tai-chih praised the nation’s archers for showing their capabilities and determination to compete until the finish
Taipei Times
Date: Aug 25, 2017
By: Jason Pan / Staff reporter
Taiwan yesterday claimed gold in the Taipei Summer Universiade men’s 100m
Taiwan’s Yang Chun-han, center, competes in the Taipei Summer Universiade men’s 100m sprint at the Taipei Municipal Stadium yesterday. Photo: CNA
sprint, while archers picked up three silvers and there was a bronze in taekwondo.
Yang Chun-han (楊俊瀚) won the gold medal in the 100m final at the Taipei Municipal Stadium with a time of 10.22 seconds, coming off a national record in the semi-finals of 10.20 seconds that marked him as a favorite in the decider at 8:40pm.
Thando Roto of South Africa took silver 0.02 seconds behind, while Cameron Burrell of the US claimed bronze in 10.27 seconds.
Yang set the previous mark for Taiwan’s best time over the distance in May.
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