A: Where will the 35 sports of the 2025 World Masters Games be held?
B: Apart from Taipei and New Taipei City, some games will take place in Yilan County, Taoyuan County, and Hsinchu County and City.
A: The news says about 25,000 people, including many celebrities and sports stars, have already registered for the games.
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B: Even Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an, who is 47, registered for softball and squash. New Taipei Mayor Hou You-yi, who is 68, also registered for table tennis.
A: And it will be the largest sports event ever in Taiwan’s history. How exciting.
A: 2025世界壯年運動會的35種運動要在哪裡比賽？
B: 除了雙北以外，某些項目會在宜蘭縣、桃園市，和新竹縣／市舉行。
A: 新聞說有多達2萬5千人報名，其中包括不少名人和運動明星。
B: 47歲的台北市長蔣萬安也報名了壘球與壁球，68歲的新北市長侯友宜則報名了桌球。
A: 這場台灣有史以來最大的運動會真令人興奮！
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪）
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