Taiwan’s Orienteering Team Shines at 2024 Asian Championships

Lyon Chiang, New York The 2024 Asian Orienteering Championships and Asian Junior & Youth Orienteering Championships concluded in Chiang Mai, Thailand, with Taiwan’s national team delivering commendable performances across various events. In the Girls’ 16 Middle Distance, 16-year-old Yang Lin-Yan (楊琳晏) secured a bronze medal, marking Taiwan’s first podium finish in this year’s championships. Her consistent performance allowed her to surpass a Chinese competitor by eight seconds, earning her the third-place spot. In the Girls’ 18 Middle Distance, Hung Ya-Lin

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

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

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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