2009 World Games in Kaohsiung
The games are the first Olympic-related event to be hosted by Taiwan since the start of their participation as Chinese Taipei in the events at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Over 3,000 athletes are competing, from 91 countries.
Taiwan pulled in three medals in the opening day of competition at the 2009 World Games in Kaohsiung yesterday as some events were rescheduled out of concerns about looming severe weather.
Huang Yu-ting won Taiwan’s first gold of the World Games in the women’s 300m speed rollerskating final, while compatriot Hsu Chiao-jen won the silver medal.
Lo Wei-lin brought Taiwan its second gold medal in the men’s final of the same event.
In the dragonboat races Taiwan took second place in the 2,000m final and third place in the 200m final. As it is an invitational sport, no medals were awarded.
