Taichung Hero Asian Games won 4 silvers and 5 bronzes and received 5.18 million bonus

Taichung awarded 5.18 million in prize money to pay tribute to Taichung heroes who won 4 silvers and 5 bronzes in the Asian Games. (provided by the city)

This year's Asian Games were held in Nagoya, Japan. The Taichung City Sports Bureau pointed out that Taichung's athletes won 4 silver and 5 bronze medals in the Asian Games. Among them, track and field player Lin Zhongwei won the bronze in the men's 400-meter hurdles with a personal best time of 48.74 seconds, winning the Asian Games medal for the Taiwanese team for the first time in 28 years; Taichung Municipal Government The government held a commendation meeting for Taichung athletes at the Asian Games tonight. Taichung Mayor Lu Xiuyan awarded bonuses to commend Taichung athletes and coaches who have brought glory to the country. A total of more than 5.18 million yuan in bonuses was awarded. She affirmed that a total of 58 athletes and 15 coaches from Taichung City were selected for the national team. They are not only national heroes, but also the pride of Taichung.

The Sports Bureau pointed out that a total of 73 athletes and coaches from Taichung participated in 20 competitions in this Asian Games and won 4 silver and 5 bronze medals. Among them, track and field player Lin Zhongwei won the bronze in the men's 400-meter hurdles with a personal best time of 48.74 seconds, winning the bronze medal for the Taiwan team that has not been in 28 years. Asian Games medals in this event; swimmers Zhang Yajia and Lin Biyan teamed up with their teammates to compete in the women's 4×100m mixed relay, breaking national records in the preliminaries and finals; freestyle cycling athlete Kang Shifeng finished fifth in the men's individual sprint, creating the best result in history.

In addition, after three Asian Games challenges, kraft expert Li Wanting finally won the silver medal in the women's 57kg category, writing the best result in the team's history; light boat player Zhang Zhuhan quickly adjusted his mentality after missing out on the single K-boat medal, and struggled to win silver in the cross-country whitewater event the next day, demonstrating the sportsman's spirit of never giving up.

The team event also performed well. Archery expert Chen Jie-lun and his teammates defeated the South Korean team by 1 point in the men's compound bow team bronze medal match; baseball players Chen Min-chi, Huang Wei-sheng and Lin Yuli teamed up with the Taiwanese team to win the bronze. Among them, Chen Min-chi, who served as the captain, even won the bronze medal consecutively in the preliminaries. The two games started with a blast; freestyle athletes Chen Jingyun, Liu Shangying and Wang Xinting also joined hands with their teammates to win the bronze medal in the women's team sprint race; soft tennis players Zhang Yousong and Luo Shuting won the men's and women's team silver medals with their teammates respectively, and kabaddi player Zhang Chongmao also won the bronze medal with the team.