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Date: 2018/08/27
By: International Community Radio Taipei (ICRT)
Credit: Reuters / TPG
Taiwan is sitting in eighth place in the overall medals table at the Asian Games following this weekend’s round of events having secured eight gold, 11 silver and 14 bronze medals.
Wen Tzu-yun (文姿云) clinched gold Sunday in the final of the women’s karate under 55-kilogram division in Jakarta, overcoming Iran’s Taravat Khaksar to become the first athlete to be bantamweight champion in consecutive games after winning the same title in South Korea in 2014.
Taiwan won gold in the men’s 500 meter dragon boat final with a time of 2 minutes, 11.691 seconds, beating out silver medalists China to mark the second time they have won the event at the Asian Games The 16-man team also won silver in the men’s 200 meters final on Saturday.
Tai Tzu-ying (戴資穎) advanced to the women’s badminton singles semi-finals, while Chou Tien-chen (周天成) did the same in the me’s event. [FULL STORY]
