Summary of the Taiwanese delegation at the Nagoya Asian Games: Track and field swimming made history by winning gold medals

Fu Zhaoxuan. (Photo by special correspondent Chen Zhiqu)

[Reporter Wu Mengru/Nagoya Report] The Taiwan delegation won a total of 5 golds, 17 silvers, and 33 bronzes at the Nagoya Asian Games, ranking 15th. Although it was the Asian Games with the fewest gold medals since the 1990 Beijing Olympics with 0 gold medals, Taiwan has won gold medals in highly competitive events such as track and field and swimming. This is something that even ranked third South Korea and fourth ranked India cannot do.

Taiwan relied on Fu Zhaoxuan to win the gold medal in the long jump in track and field. This was not only the first gold medal in the history of the team, but also the first gold medal in men's track and field for 60 years. Wang Guanhong dominated the 100-meter butterfly in swimming, which was not only the first time in men's swimming Standing on the Asian Games podium, it was swimming that they had waited for 28 years for the gold medal. In addition, the Taiwanese men's competitive gymnastics team led by Li Zhikai, Tang Jiahong, Hong Yuanxi, and Zhuang Jialong won the bronze medal, and achieved success in the "sea, land and air" events.

Although the number of medals in Taiwan this year is not eye-catching, if you look at the "three major traditional sports", they all have won medals, and they have won gold medals in track and field and swimming, which is really rare. Although South Korea, which ranks third in the number of medals, has 39 gold medals, its best result in track and field is the bronze medal, and even in gymnastics it is empty-handed. As for India, which has accumulated 21 gold medals, it even finished with 0 medals in swimming and gymnastics.