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War drives Palestinian basketball legend back to Taiwan Professional League

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Lyon Chiang, New York In a career spanning several years and countries, Palestinian basketball legend Sani Sakakini (桑尼), known as a national treasure in his homeland, has once again found himself on Taiwanese soil. Sakakini, who first joined Taiwan’s SBL league six years ago with the Yulon Luxgen team, has been closely linked with Taiwan’s basketball scene ever since. In 2021, Sakakini joined the Taichung Suns in the T1 League, and the following year, he played for the Taoyuan Pilots

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Taiwan’s Little League Baseball Dream Falls Just Short in World Series

Taiwan little league baseball team at world series final
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Lyon Chiang, New York On August 26th, Taiwan’s Guishan Elementary School (龜山國小) baseball team faced Florida, representing the U.S., in the championship of the 2024 Little League World Series held in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Taiwan took an early lead by scoring a run in the first inning, but the U.S. team equalized in the bottom of the sixth, pushing the game into extra innings. In the eighth inning, a bunt from the U.S. side led to a critical error by Taiwan,

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Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting brings home the gold, despite gender controversy

Taiwan boxer Lin Yu-ting sheds a tear after winning gold at Paris Olympics
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Lyon Chiang, Taipei Despite facing disruptions due to the IBA gender controversy, Taiwanese boxer 林郁婷(Lin Yu Ting) persevered and advanced to the gold medal match. On August 11, Taiwan time, Lin competed in the 57kg final against 20-year-old Polish boxer Serrymeta. 林郁婷(Lin Yu Ting) dominated the first two rounds with aggressive attacks, securing a 5-0 lead in both rounds. In the third round, Serrymeta attempted to switch tactics by closing in to avoid 林郁婷(Lin Yu Ting)’s long reach. However, she

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Taiwan archery teams qualify for Paris Olympics

Taiwan archery team
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Lyon Chiang: Taipei Taiwan’s archery teams have achieved a significant milestone by securing full team quotas for the upcoming Paris Olympics at the final qualification tournament in Antalya, Turkey. The women’s team, consisting of Lei Chien-ying (雷千瑩), Chiu Yi-ching (邱意晴), and Lee Chia-yi (李佳綺), successfully earned their three Olympic spots early in the competition and now aim to reach the podium in Paris. The men’s team, led by Tang Chih-chun (湯智鈞) and featuring Dai Yu-hsuan (戴宇軒) and Lin Tzu-hsiang (林子翔),

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Taiwanese Tennis Talent Garland Sets Sights on Assisting Taiwan in Paris Olympics

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Lyon Chiang: Taipei After last year’s Asian Games in Hangzhou, tennis player Joanna Garland, of Taiwanese-English descent, headed to Changsha, China, on April 6th. Joining forces with teammates Hsieh Su-wei, Chan Hao-ching, and others, she’s set to represent the Chinese Taipei team in the Kingen Cup starting on the 8th. Garland’s main goal for the year is to support Taiwan in the Olympics, due to her determined spirit to see Taiwanese athletes shine on the Olympic stage. Hsieh Su-wei, the

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Men’s table tennis team world championship Bronze achievement: Lin envisions Olympic ticket as just the beginning

Taiwan table tennis players at the World Championships
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By Lyon Chiang In the recent ITTF World Championships in Busan Korea, the Taiwanese team achieved a historic milestone by defeating last year’s European champions, Sweden, and the world’s second-ranked team, Germany. They only fell to the French team in the semifinals, matching their best-ever finish. Lin Yun-Ju played the most matches for the team, participating in 11 games and contributing 9 wins. Despite losses to Japanese star Tomokazu Harimoto and French star F. Lebrun, Lin emerged as a key

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Taiwan badminton star clinches gold at India Open

Tai Tzu-ying wins at Indian open badminton
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Lyon Chiang: Taipei In the opening two tournaments of the new season, Taiwan’s badminton “queen,” Tai Tzu-ying, reached the finals on both occasions. Yesterday, she secured her first championship of the season at the India Open. Overcoming a 6-point deficit in the first game, she ultimately defeated her formidable opponent, Chen Yufei, ranked 2nd in the world, with a score of 21-16, 21-12. This marked her first appearance in the final of the India Open, and she clinched the gold

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Taiwan’s “Judo Prince” wins Best Athlete award for third year running

Yang Yung-wei, Taiwanese judo champ
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by Lyon Chiang The Best Male Athlete, the highlight of the Sports Elite Awards, was awarded to Yang Yung-wei (楊勇緯), the “Judo Prince” who secured Taiwan’s 100th gold in Asian Games history. He also became the first athlete in the history of the Elite Awards to achieve a three-peat. Since 2015, the Elite Awards have consisted of eight categories. In the Best Male Athlete category, gymnast “Parallel Bars Prince” Lee Chih-kai won consecutively in 2018 and 2019, while Yang Yung-wei

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Surfers suspend competition, perform ceremony for contestant who died in traffic accident

a surfer in the foreground clenches flowers in with his teeth as he paddles out
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Surfers competing in the Taiwan Open of Surfing in Taitung County today suspended the morning’s events, and held a paddle-out ceremony for an Indonesian contestant who died in a traffic accident yesterday. More than 100 surfers carried flowers and paddled out of the surf zone to form a circle before holding a minute’s silence in remembrance of 24-year-old pro surfer Febriansyah. The Taitung County Government liaised with Indonesia’s representative office in Taiwan to contact and provide assistance to Febriansyah’s family.

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Rumors fact-checked after two Chinese female athletes dropped from global rankings

Chinese female sprinters Liao Mengxue and Tong Zenghuan
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Chinese language reports, especially outside of China itself, are widely reporting rumors that two Chinese female athletes were dropped from global rankings because they are actually men, but other reports refute the claims. Taiwan’s Mirror Media reported today that Chinese female track and field athletes Liao Mengxue and Tong Zenghuan both disappeared from the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) recently, and that the incident coincided with a June order by the Chinese Athletics Association that provincial athletics teams should test

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5 athletes collapse during Taipei Marathon: 3 required resuscitation after losing vital signs

2021 Taipei Marathon composite image showing race start and collapsed athlete receiving first aid
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Five athletes collapsed during the Taipei Marathon event this morning, and were rushed to hospital, at least three having lost vital signs, requiring Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The race started at Taipei City Hall at 6:30 am with the temperature at 13°C, and humidity at 62%. According to reports, a 50-year-old female collapsed, unconscious, on Renai Road, Section 2 at 7:28 am, and was rushed to National Taiwan University Hospital. At 7:43 am, a 41-year-old man collapsed and was also rushed

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