Archery
Women’s Individual 1/32 Eliminations
Yuan Shu-chi def. Alexandra Feeney (Australia) 104-101
Alison Williamson (Great Britain) def. Wei Pi-hsiu 108-99
Leidys Brito (Venezuela) def.
Wu Hui-ju 104-98
Women’s Individual 1/16 Eliminations
Zhang Juanjuan (China) def.
Yuan Shu-chi 110-105
Badminton
Men’s Singles Round of 16
Hsieh Yu-hsing def. Wong Choong Hann (Malaysia) 3-0 (14-21, 21-17, 21-18) Qualifies for tomorrow’s Quarter-Final
Judo
Women’s 63kg Preliminaries
Wang Chin-fang def. Johanna Ylinen (Finland)
Wang Chin-fang def. Devu Thapa (Nepal)
Driulis Gonzalez (Cuba) def.
Wang Chin-fang
Women’s 63kg Repechage
Claudia Heill (Austria) def.
Wang Chin-fang
Sailing
RS:X Men Race 3/10
Chang Hao placed 31st
RS:X Men Race 4/10
Chang Hao placed 28th
Races 5 and 6 continue tomorrow
Softball
Women’s Preliminaries Game 1/7
Canada 6, Taiwan 1
Swimming
Men’s 200m Butterfly Semi-Final 1
Hsu Chi-chieh placed 8th
Eliminated
Women’s 200m Butterfly Heat 2
Yang Chin-kuei placed 6th
Eliminated
Men’s 200m Breaststroke Heat 2
Wang Wei-wen placed 7th
Eliminated
Tennis
Men’s Singles Second Round
Lu Yen-hsun def. Agustin Calleri (Argentina) 6-4, 6-4
Qualifies for today’s Third Round
Women’s Doubles First Round
Chan Yung-jan/Chuang Chia-jung def. Virginie Razzano/Alize Cornet (France) 7-6 (7/2), 6-7 (3/7), 7-5
Qualify for today’s Second Round
Weightlifting
Women’s 63kg Group A
Lu Ying-chi placed 3rd, BRONZE MEDAL
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