Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/08/15
By: Chiu Chun-chin and Frances Huang
Taipei, Aug. 15 (CNA) Taiwanese athletes who will compete in the Asian 
Almost 300 Taiwanese athletes and staffers took a chartered flight at around 7 a.m. to head to the most important sports event in Asia, which is scheduled to be held in Jakarta and Palembang from Aug. 18 to Sept. 2.
The Taiwanese athletes will participate in a wide range of sports, including tennis, weightlifting, taekwondo, badminton, gymnastics, swimming, female volleyball, cycling, female softball and wrestling, according to the Sports Administration of the Ministry of Education.
Before the team boarded the chartered flight at Taoyuan International Airport, Sports Administration Director-General Kao Chin-hsung (高俊雄) encouraged them to try their best to bag medals to honor Taiwan.
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