Taiwan's tug-of-war teams took three more gold medals at the World Outdoor Tug of War Championships in Nottingham, England, yesterday, boosting Taiwan's total gold count to five.
The golds were bagged by the junior mixed 520kg team, the under-23 women's 500kg team and the women's 540kg team, who defended their fourth consecutive title against Sweden.
Photo courtesy of the Chinese Taipei Tug of War Association
Also yesterday, the under-23 men's 600kg team won fifth place.
The day before, Taiwan's junior women's 480kg team and women's 500kg team also took home gold medals, with the latter defending their fourth consecutive title against Switzerland.
Meanwhile, the under-23 mixed 560kg team and junior men's 560kg team won silver medals.
This year's Tug of War Championship was held from Thursday last week to yesterday, with the first two days being club competitions and the last two days focused on national teams.
Chinese Taipei Tug of War Association secretary-general Cho Yao-peng (卓耀鵬) said that the athletes have worked very hard, participating in two intense competitions in one month, including the World Games in Chengdu, China, last month.
Cho said that Taiwan's teams successfully took home gold medals in both competitions, and although tug-of-war is not included in the Olympics or Asian Games, the sport should receive more recognition.
According to the Guo-guang Athletic Awards regulations, a cash prize of NT$600,000 is awarded by Taiwan's government for each gold medal won at the tug-of-war World Championships.
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