First lady Wu Shu-jen (
Lin, of the Amis tribe, secured Taiwan's first medal at the 2004 Athens Paralympic Games.
PHOTO: SUNG CHIH-HSIUNG, TAIPEI TIMES
silver medal
In the prize-giving ceremony, Lin reportedly dressed in traditional Amis dress to highlight her ethnic background.
In her capacity as the head of the Taiwan Paralympic delegation, Wu led the 25 athletes directly to Athens on a chartered flight five days ahead of the Paralympic Games, which commenced on Sept. 17.
Upon her return, Wu is scheduled to hold a news conference at CKS International Airport. The remaining Team Taiwan athletes will stay in Athens until the games conclude on Sept. 28.
change of schedule
Originally, Wu and accompanying staff and reporters had planned to board a China Airlines flight in Athens, which would then make stopovers in Amsterdam, Holland and Bangkok, Thailand, and finally head to Taipei.
The flight time would have been approximately 20 hours.
After negotiations between Wu's staff and the airline, howver, the flight is now slated to depart from Amsterdam, make a detour to Athens to pick up Wu and her crew and arrive in Taipei after a stopover in Bangkok.
The arrangement will save up to five hours of flying time.
According to China Airlines spokesman Roger Han (
At a banquet held on Sunday in honor of the Taiwan delegation to the Paralympics and Taiwan's personnel in foreign missions, Wu expressed her appreciation for their efforts during her stay.
success
The first lady said she is happy to have led the Taiwan delegation to Athens and to have seen Taiwan's athletes perform well in judo, table tennis, shooting and other events.
She stressed that no matter how they fare in their respective competitions, the athletes were doing their best and that the people of Taiwan applaud them, as "the process is more important than the result."
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