Taiwanese Badminton Players Return Home With Olympic Gold

Taiwan's Olympic gold medalists, Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin, have returned home to a hero's welcome from huge crowds.

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00:00A grand welcome for Taiwan's Olympic heroes at the country's main international airport.

00:14Sixteen athletes, from sports like badminton, archery and shooting, returned home to enthusiastic

00:20cheers and applause.

00:22Before landing, the athletes received a special message from President Lai Ching-teh on board

00:34the plane.

00:35Among the athletes arriving, all eyes are on this year's Olympic gold medalists, Li-yang

01:04and Wang Qilin.

01:06The badminton duo successfully defended their title after triumphing over their Chinese

01:10opponents by two games to one in an intense match that lasted over 17 minutes.

01:17They are the first to claim back-to-back golds in the men's doubles in Olympic history.

01:22For Li and Wang, the Olympic journey has been long and remarkable, bringing them unforgettable

01:27moments.

01:28For 28-year-old Li, the summer games marked his final Olympic appearance.

01:58He is set to transition into a new role as an associate professor at the National Taiwan

02:03Sport University.

02:06Meanwhile, badminton player Dai Zhiying was also in the spotlight, with fans waiting for

02:13her arrival.

02:14Wang even traveled for hours from southern Taiwan, arriving at the airport at midnight,

02:19seven hours before Dai was scheduled to land.

02:45Dai didn't speak to the public at the airport, and left after the group photo.

02:50For these athletes, returning to Taiwan marks the end of their Paris Olympic journey, and

02:54they will continue to cheer for other fellow athletes that are still competing in Paris

02:58as they strive for glory.

02:59Klein Wang and Sandy Shi, in Taoyuan for Taiwan Plus.