Youth Olympic Games" Five-a-side baseball gold medal match lost to Cuba, Taiwan won first silver medal in team history

The Taiwanese team lost to "Red Lightning" Cuba 0:2 in the 5-a-side baseball gold medal match of the Dhaka Youth Olympic Games in Senegal, winning the first silver medal in team history.

Five-a-side baseball made its debut at the Youth Olympics. The Taiwanese team consisted of eight players: An Weijie, Zhang Wenting, Xu Ziyi, Xu Shaoting, Chen Yuen, Chen Wanzi, Liu Enhao and Pan Yufan. The Taiwan team defeated host Senegal and Turkey in the group stage, and defeated the world's number one Cuba for the first time. It advanced with three consecutive wins in the group stage, and then defeated Mexico in the semi-finals to advance to the final.

The Taiwanese team challenged Cuba for its first Youth Olympic gold medal in team history, and faced Cuba again in the gold medal match. They lost 1:2 in the first game. In the second game, Cuba showed fierce firepower and sealed the victory with 7:1, winning the first Youth Olympic five-a-side baseball gold medal in team history.

Cuba ranks first in the world. It has won the WBSC World Youth Five-a-side Baseball Championship twice in the past, winning the championship in 2023 and 2025 respectively. Now it has won the gold medal in the Youth Olympic Games and written a glorious history.