Taiwan's men's soft tennis team lost to Japan in the gold medal match at the Asian Games late yesterday.
The team had qualified for the final by dispatching their Mongolian opponents earlier.
The doubles team of Li Chia-hung (
PHOTO: WANG YI-SUNG, TAIPEI TIMES
With yesterday's victories, the Taiwan team still has a chance to take home the two gold medals in soft tennis that the National Council on Physical Fitness and Sports has projected that they will.
Taiwan's powerhouse table tennis duo, Chuang "First Brother" Chih-yuan (
The other Taiwan team of Chiang Peng-lung (
Meanwhile, Taiwan weightlifter Wang "Little Giant" Hsin-yuan's (王信淵) trip to the games ended in frustration when he failed to lift the 159kg bar within the allotted time. While preparing for his second attempt after failing his first try with the weight, Wang didn't notice how much time he had left and lost his chance. He left in a huff, blaming his Russian coach for not reminding him of the time.
His fifth place finish will mark the first time he returns from the Asian games empty handed.
The women's volleyball team bounced back from their first round defeat to South Korea to beat Vietnam yesterday four-to-one for their first win of the tournament. The match started shakily with Vietnam taking the first set, but the Taiwan team came back to take the next four in a row, led by 18 points from forward Chen Mei-ching (
The Taiwan team will face China on Wednesday.
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