The China Post
Date: September 10, 2016
By: CNA
TAIPEI — A Taiwanese women’s tug of war team grabbed two gold medals in the women’s under-23
The Taipei Jingmei Girls High School and National Taiwan Normal University joint tug-of-war team compete at the 2016 Tug of War International Federation (TWIF) Open Club Championship in Sweden, Thursday, Sept. 8. The team grabbed two gold medals in the women’s under-23 500 kilogram category and 500 kilogram category of the championship.
(CNA)
500 kg category and the women’s 500 kg category of the 2016 Tug of War International Federation (TWIF) Open Club Championship in Sweden on Thursday.
The team, called “Tai Shi Da Jingmei,” is mainly composed of students from National Taiwan Normal University and Taipei Jingmei Girls High School.
The Open Club Championship, scheduled for Thursday and Friday, is part of the TWIF World Outdoor Championships, which also includes the Tug of War World Championship slated for Saturday and Sunday.
A total of 27 countries are represented at the four-day event.
Huang Yu-bo, an official from Jingmei Girls High School, said winning the two medals was a boost to the morale of the team, giving the athletes more confidence.
The Tai Shi Da Jingmei team is seeking to take its fourth title in the women’s 500-kg category of this year’s the Tug of War World Championship. [FULL STORY]
