In Japan, the Office Chair Grand Prix has been all the rage for the last seven years. This year, some shops along Jhengsing Street and Tainan City Government have joined forces to bring the race to Tainan City. On April 24, on the section of Haian Road between Jhengsing Street and Jhongjheng Road, Tainan Mayor William Lai fired the starting gun. The competitors suddenly skidded forward and moved along by contorting their bodies into all manner of strange postures, accompanied to the sound of non-stop laughter from spectators.
Lai says the office chair sliding race originates from Kyoto in Japan and for the race’s international debut, it has been brought to Tainan, “the Kyoto of Taiwan.” Tainan residents are honoured the race is being held in their city, says Lai, and are thankful to Japan for the assistance received following the recent earthquake in Tainan. When the decision was made to hold the race in Tainan, Japan’s Kumamoto Prefecture experienced a major earthquake, causing a serious disaster and inflicting heavy casualties. Tainan residents send their heartfelt condolences and hope reconstruction and recovery will be swift.
Competitors came dressed up as many different kinds of cartoon characters or as interesting designs. Some, after setting off, slid at break-neck speed to the finishing line, while others toppled over in their chairs onto the ground and even skidded the wheels off their chairs. Several competitors grazed themselves after falling over and had their wounds dressed at an on-the-spot first-aid station. Another two competitors felt dizzy having suffered heat stroke and were taken to the hospital for treatment. There were, however, no serious injuries.
Photo: Wang Chun-chung, Liberty Times
照片：自由時報記者王俊忠
(Liberty Times, translated by Edward Jones)
在日本風行七年的辦公椅競速拉力賽，今年在台南市正興街店家與市府合作下，首度引進台南市，四月二十四日在中正路到正興街間的海安路段開賽，市長賴清德鳴槍後，選手們向前猛滑，前進姿勢千奇百怪，觀眾笑聲不斷。
賴清德表示，辦公椅滑行賽從日本京都發源，在日本造成轟動，首次輸出國外比賽，就來到有「台灣京都」之稱的台南市舉辦，台南人很榮幸，感謝日本幫助台南二○六地震；在決定台南舉辦這場賽事時，日本熊本又發生大地震，傷亡災情慘重，台南人也對日本送上最誠摯的關懷與慰問，盼能迅速重建復原。
參賽選手精心裝扮成各種卡通、趣味造型；有的出發後飛快地滑到終點，也有人椅子倒地，連輪子都滑掉了，幾名選手摔倒擦傷，由現場救護站包紮，另有兩名選手覺得頭暈、中暑而送醫治療，均無大礙。(自由時報記者王俊忠)
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