
The New Taipei Kings have a more complete lineup and coaching staff this season. Lin Shuwei calls out to challenge for MVP and championship, while Li Kaiyan takes maintaining perfect attendance as his personal goal.
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The New Taipei Kings won the runner-up last season, and this season's lineup starts anew with Lin Shuwei and Li Kaiyan as the core.
The New Taipei Kings won the runner-up last season and made a comeback this season, still with Lin Shuwei and Li Kaiyan as the core. Lin Shuwei said that this year's team lineup is more stable and there is more complete training time before the season. He hopes to continue to improve and lead the team towards the championship.
34-year-old guard Lin Shuwei played 32 games last season, averaging 11.8 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 7 assists. He said at the season opening meeting today that the team is very different this year. With a complete coaching staff and lineup, he also has more complete training time before the season, and he has confidence in the team.
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Talking about his personal situation, Lin Shuwei said that he has not reached the most powerful step yet, because he wants to continue to improve every year. Both skills and physical condition are subjects that must be improved every summer. He also said that his goal this year is still to challenge for the league MVP. "MVP is always my goal. Of course, the bigger goal is the championship. After all, it was so close last year."
Last season, Poseidon netted He Dan and Ares reinforced Lin Tingqian, the bottom two players. Lin Shuwei now responded to whether he was shocked about which team would strengthen, "No, because there were a lot of Rumor (rumors) before that, and they all really happened. Maybe if Ray (Chen Yingjun) comes back, he will be the most shocked, because he was still thinking about it at that time."
The 33-year-old Li Kaiyan played 25 games last season, averaging 11 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 3.8 assists. He said that this year's coaching staff has a clear division of labor, and the pre-season training is more planned than before. As for his personal goals, he said that he still hopes to stay healthy. "Full attendance is my biggest goal."

The Chinese sports delegation will launch its 12th attempt at the top of the Asian Games gold medal list. There are 548 new faces among the 815 athletes this year, accounting for more than two-thirds, and "post-05" accounted for 27%. The Asian Games has become an important outpost for young athletes to train and prepare for the Los Angeles Olympics.

The Sports Bureau of the Taipei City Government is actively building specialty sports halls. Following the opening of the new shooting-themed sports hall in July, the second Gongguan sports hall featuring "tech sports" and "e-sports" is expected to start trial operation at the tap water park in the Gongguan business district by the end of October this year.

Taiwan’s women’s outdoor tug-of-war team will go to Mossel Bay, South Africa, to participate in the World Outdoor Tug-of-War Championships in September 2026, challenging the women’s 540kg class record for five consecutive championships. The representative team consists of 79 players and will participate in 11 categories of events. Before the competition, they will train in three gates in Pingtung to adapt to the South African soil.

The TPBL New Taipei Kings signed back former team center Thomas in the off-season. He helped the team reach the playoffs and won defense-related awards. He has developed in the Japanese professional basketball in recent years. Now he has returned to the Kings to continue fighting with his familiar teammates. He said that he is very happy to be back and looks forward to his performance in the new season.

Hong Zhishan was appointed as the acting head coach of the New Taipei Kings last year when the situation was critical. He led the team to the championship game and won the runner-up. This off-season, he was officially dismissed as the head coach. He emphasized that he had never said that he would retire and that he still had the opportunity to return to the game. He also pointed out that the lineup has changed significantly in the new season and hopes that the team will have more stability.

Xinzhuang High School sophomore Li Han won the Kaohsiung Sports Male Player of the Year, and the tennis team won the Outstanding Sports Team Award. Li Han once broke the 100-meter and 200-meter freestyle records in the National Games and won the 200-meter freestyle gold medal in a row. He also won the Asian Youth Games silver medal in the men's 100-meter freestyle. The tennis team has won the men's team championship 6 times in the past 7 National Games.