Taiwan successfully defended their senior women’s 500kg title for the fifth consecutive year, winning two golds and a bronze at the Tug of War Outdoor World Championships in South Africa on Friday.
The championships began in Mossel Bay, South Africa, on Wednesday and were to conclude after press time last night.
On Friday, the first day of the national team events, Taiwan won gold in the senior women’s 500kg and junior women’s 480kg events, with the men’s 600kg team taking bronze.
Photo provided by the Chinese Taipei Tug-of-War Association
In the senior women’s 500kg event, Taiwan faced Germany in the final.
The first round was deadlocked for four minutes. With Taiwan trailing by just 50cm and on the verge of losing the round, Germany committed their third offense, handing Taiwan the first round.
They swept the second round, securing their fifth consecutive title.
Team leader Hung Ning-hsuan told the Central News Agency afterward that Germany appeared stronger than before, making the final difficult.
The ground was firm at the beginning, making it easier to attack, Hung said.
However, the soil became loose in the middle of the match, almost costing Taiwan the first round, she said.
Every team member felt tremendous pressure and kept encouraging each other before the match, she said.
After securing gold, they felt relieved and were happy to continue the legacy of their predecessors, she added.
Hung thanked her teammates for trusting each other throughout the competition.
Taiwan also successfully defended their title in the 480kg junior women’s event for the second consecutive year.
Wu Pei-hsuan, deputy leader of the junior women’s team, told reporters after their final that the team leader had caught a cold before the competition, but insisted on participating.
Taiwan had already won three golds and three bronzes in the open club events on Wednesday and Thursday before the national-team events began on Friday.
Six teams from Taiwan were to compete yesterday.
Taiwan’s men’s basketball team yesterday drained 17 three-pointers in a 91-69 rout of Qatar, advancing to the quarter-finals of the Asian Games in Japan. The lopsided victory was largely powered by the team’s precision long-range shooting. Of the 17 three-pointers, seven came in the opening quarter, giving Taiwan an early 26-12 lead. Boosted by 40 percent shooting from long range, Taiwan also held an edge over Qatar in assists (26-13), committed fewer turnovers (6-14) and steals (9-3). Taiwan shooting guard Lin Ting-chien scored a game-high 21 points, including five three-pointers. Naturalized center Brandon Gilbeck added 12 points, nine rebounds and two steals. With a 2-1
COMPLAINTS ABOUND: Long delays, unsuitable accommodation and transport issues have overshadowed the lead-up to the Games, which are to open today The Asian Games in Japan on Friday faced more accusations of poor organization with a world champion gymnast “totally exhausted,” the public drafted in to rescue stranded athletes and South Korea lodging a complaint about a Japanese warlord. The continent’s premier sporting spectacle opens in Nagoya and Aichi prefecture today, but the build-up has been soured by several issues. That includes a shortage of rooms for the more than 17,000 athletes and officials — a bigger number than the Olympics. Some teams have also criticized the quality of the accommodation, including beds that are too short. To save money there is no athletes’ village,
The Hyrox athletics franchise has apologized for allowing an athlete to complete an event in Beijing despite soiling herself midway through, causing an outcry on social media. Posts showed Australian athlete Joanna Wietrzyk with soiled legs and shoes, continuing to use the mats and equipment at the competition held on Saturday in the Chinese capital. She completed the event without the organizing committee intervening, and went on to win the competition, according to the Hyrox Web site. Users pointed out on social media that other participants had to touch the contaminated mats, handles and running tracks after she had used them, raising concerns
Taiwan’s Chen Zhi-ray and Lin Yu-chieh yesterday won the men's doubles final at the Yonex-Sunrise Vietnam Open badminton tournament, quickly dispatching their Singaporean opponents in straight games. Chen and Lin defeated Singapore's Terry Hee and Howin Wong 21-14, 21-12 in 27 minutes at the Badminton World Federation Super 100 event held at the Nguyen Du Club in Ho Chi Minh City. It was the first time the duo had won a BWF Tour event since they paired up in 2024. Previously, 24-year-old Chen and 26-year-old Lin had claimed top spots in three lower-level tourneys, before notching a breakthrough second-place finish at the
RSS