Asian Games" Taiwan delegation won 4 golds, 7 silvers and 9 bronzes. Lin Ziyu was very happy to be the flag bearer at the closing ceremony.

The Taiwan delegation participated in the closing ceremony of the Asian Games (provided by the Sports Department)

[Reporter Wu Mengru/Taipei Report] The closing ceremony of the Nagoya Asian Para Games was held today. The Taiwanese delegation, led by Lin Ziyu, a table tennis player who won three gold medals this year, served as the flag bearer. Players and team members from various delegations participated in the closing ceremony, marking a wonderful conclusion to this Asian Para Games.

In the past, because the opening and closing ceremonies often conflicted with the table tennis schedule, Lin Ziyu said that she usually had to give up attending the ceremony. She felt very happy and honored to be the flag bearer for the closing ceremony for the first time. Although she was a little worried that she would not be strong enough to raise the flag successfully, looking back on her participation in the Asia Para Games in Hangzhou, the Paris Parnassus and the current Aikoya Parpa Games, she is full of expectations for this special task.

Winning three gold medals in one go this year, Lin Ziyu admitted that her performance during this trip to Nagoya was somewhat beyond expectations. Especially in the first game, because I was burdened with the pressure brought by past award-winning results, it once affected my mentality and on-the-spot performance. Fortunately, after the day's race ended, she regained her racing rhythm through adequate rest and self-adjustment.

Lin Ziyu said that she gradually realized that this was the beginning of a new cycle. She must learn to reset the past achievements to zero, no longer have the mentality of holding on to the existing victory, but start again and face every opponent with all her strength. Starting from the second game, she successfully regained her concentration and put her mind into every ball at the moment, completing an important mentality change and laying the foundation for this year's success.

The Taiwan delegation won a total of 4 gold medals, 7 silver medals and 9 bronze medals at this Asia Pacific Games, for a total of 20 medals. The total number of medals is the same as that of the previous Asia Pacific Games in Hangzhou. The number of gold medals remained at 4 and the number of silver medals increased by 3. The medals are distributed in 7 sports including table tennis, swimming, track and field, badminton, taekwondo, judo and wheelchair tennis, demonstrating the strength of Taiwanese athletes in different competition fields.

The participation mission of this Asian Par Games delegation has been successfully completed. The Sports Ministry expressed its gratitude to all players, coaches and logistics support teams for their investment and dedication. Echoing the official slogan of this tournament "IMAGINE ONE HEART", we hope to continue to enhance the public's understanding of adaptive sports through international competitions and create a friendly environment that supports people with disabilities to participate in sports equally. The Sports Department will also continue to improve the athlete training, sports science and logistical support systems, and aim at the 2028 Los Angeles Paralympic Games to help athletes steadily prepare for competition and continue to make breakthroughs.