Taiwan clinch four more medals in Asian Games
CNA and AFP, with staff writer
Lin Chung-wei yesterday won bronze in the men’s 400m hurdles at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Japan, one of four bronze medals Taiwan collected during the day, while the Olympic champion boxer Lin Yu-ting guaranteed herself at least a bronze medal.
Lin Chung-wei’s finish gave Taiwan a track and field medal for the second straight day, following Fu Chao-hsuan’s gold in the men’s high jump on Sunday.
Lin Chung-wei entered the final with a time of 49.10 seconds, the second-fastest time in the heats. He stayed among the leaders and was level for second after clearing the last hurdle, before finishing third in a personal-best 48.74 seconds.
Taiwan’s bronze medalist Lin Chung-wei celebrates after the men’s 400m hurdles final during the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, yesterday.
Photo: Reuters
Qatar’s Bassem Hemeida won in 47.82 seconds, and Japan’s Taiju Goto took silver with a personal-best 47.93. Taiwan’s Chen Jian-rong placed fourth, also setting a personal best of 49.25 seconds.
Lin Chung-wei’s previous best was 48.77 seconds, set at a meet in Japan in May.
Taiwan’s other bronzes came in badminton mixed doubles, table tennis men’s singles and the women’s 25m pistol team event.
Taiwan’s Olympic medalist boxer Lin Yu-ting, right, competes against North Korea’s Won Un-gyong during their women’s 60kg quarter-final bout in Aichi, Japan, yesterday.
Photo courtesy of the Taiwanese delegation
Badminton pair Ye Hong-wei and Nicole Gonzales Chan lost their semi-final to China’s Jiang Zhenbang and Wei Yaxin 21-13, 21-9, forcing them to settle for a bronze medal, Taiwan’s first Asian Games mixed doubles badminton medal since 2010.
In table tennis, Lin Yun-ju won men’s singles bronze after losing a semi-final match that went the maximum seven games to China’s Lin Shidong, 10-12, 9-11, 11-8, 11-9, 9-11, 11-6, 11-9.
Shooters Cheng Yen-ching, Tien Chia-chen and Chen Yu-ju combined for 1,734 points to place third in the women’s 25m pistol team event, behind China and South Korea.
Lin Yu-ting defeated North Korea’s Won Un-gyong 4-1 in the women’s 60kg class to reach the semi-finals, as she chases a second Asian Games gold
As of last night, Taiwan had won three golds, seven silvers and 23 bronzes.
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