President Tsai presents Olympics flag and urges Team Taiwan to go for gold

According to [Taiwan Today], President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) presented the Olympic flag to Taiwan’s team for the Summer Games in Tokyo on July 12 in the southern city of Kaohsiung, encouraging the athletes to go for gold and represent the country with courage and honor.
 
The past two years have been hard on Team Taiwan as it trained rigorously while strictly adhering to COVID-19 management protocols, Tsai said. Such dedication and sacrifice for the chance to stand tall for the country on the international sporting stage is truly inspiring and sincerely appreciated by the government and the people, she added.

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President Tsai Ing-wen waves the Team Taiwan Olympics flag during a ceremony July 12 in the southern city of Kaohsiung. (Photo/Courtesy of Presidential Office)

Tsai made the remarks during a special ceremony at the National Sports Training Center. Others in attendance included Minister Without Portfolio Audrey Tang, who will lead Taiwan’s delegation to the games taking place from July 23 to August 8 in Japan.

 
According to Tsai, Taiwan’s athletes have been making great strides in recent major sporting events such as the Jakarta Palembang 2018 Asian Games and Taipei 2017 Summer Universiade. It is hoped that this strong showing will continue in Tokyo, she added.

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President Tsai Ing-wen waves the Team Taiwan Olympics flag during a ceremony July 12 in the southern city of Kaohsiung. (Photo/Courtesy of Presidential Office)  

Tsai said athletes to keep a close eye on are Tai Tzu-ying, a top-ranked female badminton star; Kuo Hsing-chun, a world record-holder in women’s weightlifting; and Lee Chih-kai, a champion male artistic gymnast in the pommel horse. They have the support of the people, and all eyes will be on them as they look forward to stand on the podium at the Olympics, she added.
 
According to the Sports Administration under the Ministry of Education, 66 Taiwan athletes will compete in 18 sports at the games. These include archery, boxing, cycling, golf, judo, swimming, table tennis, tennis and taekwondo.