Tsai Ing-wen congratulates athletes of Taiwan’s successful Asian Games campaign, pledges more funds ahead of 2020 Olympics
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/09/04
By: Scott Morgan, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) welcomed home the athletes of
Tsai meeting athletes in Taipei, Sept. 4 (By Central News Agency)
Taiwan’s most successful Asian Games campaign in 20 years, with a reception at the Presidential Office in Taipei on Sept. 4, reported CNA.
Hundreds of Taiwan’s athletes were greeted by a “sword gate” to symbolize glory, according to CNA.
Taiwanese athletes walking through “sword gate”. (CNA image)
During the 2018 Asian Games, Taiwan recorded 17 gold, 19 silver, and 31 bronze medals. For this effort, Taiwan was ranked seventh overall and the gold medal tally was highest since the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok.
En route home from Indonesia, the athletes were escorted by two F-16 fighter jetsas part of a hero’s welcome. [FULL STORY]