Youth Olympic Games" Zhang Caixun and Zheng Boyu served as flag bearers at the closing ceremony. The Taiwanese team finished with 2 gold medals, 4 silver medals and 3 bronze medals.

The Taiwan delegation attended the closing ceremony. (provided by the delegation)

[Reporter Lu Yangxuan/Comprehensive Report] The closing ceremony of the 2026 Dhaka Youth Olympic Games was held at 6 pm local time on the 13th. The Taiwanese team finished with 2 golds, 4 silvers and 3 bronzes. Female sailing athlete Zhang Caichang and taekwondo gold medalist Zheng Boyu served as flag bearers.

Zhang Caixun said that it was the first time in his career that he had served as the flag bearer. In the past, he had only held class flags in sports meets. He was surprised when he was informed that he would be the flag bearer. "I am also very happy that I can hold the flag." However, Zhang Caixun said that he did not quite understand what the flag bearer should do at the ceremony. "But I am very nervous and looking forward to it."

Zhang Caixun (left) and Zheng Boyu served as flag bearers at the closing ceremony. (provided by the delegation)

Zheng Boyu won the gold medal in the men's 55kg taekwondo category this time. He is the third Youth Olympic Taekwondo gold medalist in team history and the fifth Youth Olympic gold medal in the delegation's history. Zheng Boyu, who studied at Pingzhen High School, is the second taekwondo player in the school's history to win a Youth Olympic medal. The previous one was Li Mengen, who won the silver medal at the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires in 2018.

Coincidentally, Zheng Boyu not only followed in the footsteps of his seniors and won medals in the Youth Olympics, setting a new record for Pingzhen taekwondo athletes in the Youth Olympics, but he also served as flag bearer at the closing ceremony of the Youth Olympics like Li Meng'en. Zheng Boyu laughed and said, "What a coincidence!"

Taiwan team coach Zhang Qiongfang is also from Pingzhen. She also joked that Zheng Boyu could not do without Li Meng'en no matter what. She only joked before leaving that she wanted him to squeeze out her senior's position on the school poster. Recalling the moment when he won the championship, Zheng Boyu said that his phone was instantly flooded with congratulatory messages and he almost couldn't run. Now that he is serving as the flag bearer again, he laughed and said that he was really surprised. He hadn't notified his relatives and friends yet to remember to watch the broadcast.

"I was very surprised when I received the notice. I didn't know what the flag officer was going to do." Zheng Boyu also specifically asked people for the details of the flag officer's work because he had no experience and it was his first time as a flag officer.

The Taiwan delegation won 2 gold medals (snooker, taekwondo), 4 silver (break dancing, martial arts routines, archery, 5-a-side baseball), and 3 bronze medals (swimming, taekwondo, snooker), for a total of 9 medals.

Chen Meiyan, the general leader of the delegation, said: "It is not easy to come here. The performance of the players and coaches can be rated 100 points, and the results are among the best in Asian countries. In emerging sports, such as skateboarding and break dancing, the future of the players is just around the corner."

Chen Meiyan said that the weather in Dhaka is hot, some projects are far away, and the conditions in the player village are not comfortable, so the players and coaches are very hard-working. "In this environment, revolutionary emotions are generated, and the various teams also create a good communication bridge."

The closing ceremony of this Youth Olympic Games is not open to the media and will be held in the athletes' village. The process lasts only 30 minutes. It will review the event from the opening to the closing. There will also be a public closing music event, which is open to the public and members of delegations from various countries to participate freely.