Taiwan won a silver and two bronze medals in karate, a bronze in roller sports and another in archery at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, yesterday.
Taiwan’s Huang Yu-chi (黃鈺淇) finished second in the women’s individual kata karate competition after being defeated 5-0 by Rika Usami of Japan in the gold medal match.
“I’m glad that I have protected the pride and honor of Japan,” the 24-year-old winner said.
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In the women’s under-50kg competition, Taiwan’s Chen Yen-hui (陳彥卉) picked up the bronze medal.
In the men’s under-55kg competition, veteran Malaysian Puvaneswaran Ramasamy used his mental advantage against younger rivals to grab his second karate gold and write his name in the history books.
Ramasamy, 36 next month, beat Saudi Arabia’s Emad Mohammed Al Malki by decision in the final to become the first karate competitor to climb the podium at five straight Asian Games.
“It feels great. The match was very close,” said Ramasamy, who lost to Al Malki at the last Asian championships. “This time I used my experience and tried my best to beat him.”
His Asiad medal collection includes another under-55kg gold from Busan in 2002, one silver and two bronzes dating as far as 1994, when karate made its debut.
In the quarter-finals, Ramasamy needed a judges’ decision to overcome Taiwan’s Hsieh Cheng-kang (謝政剛). Hsieh eventually claimed the bronze medal.
In women’s inline skating, Taiwan’s Pan Yi-chin (潘怡蓁) finished third in the 10,000m points plus elimination event with a time of 16 minutes, 36.83 seconds and 17 points.
She finished with a faster time than silver medalist Guo Dan (郭丹) of China, but ended up with a bronze medal after accumulating fewer points, given to racers for finishing specified laps in the leading positions.
In the men’s individual archery, Taiwan’s Sung Chia-chun (宋佳駿) defeated China’s Xing Yu to take the bronze medal.
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