Tuesday saw Team Taiwan win a fifth medal in four days in Paris as boxer Chen Nien-chin took bronze in the women's welterweight division. TaiwanPlus reports from Paris.
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00:00We now go live to Paris with Leslie Liao for an update on the latest medals and Taiwan's
00:05chances to add to the tally as the Games enter their final days. Leslie, what's been going on?
00:14Well Joyce, Taiwan has secured its fifth medal here at the Paris Olympics.
00:19Women's boxer Chen Yanqin has won bronze after losing to her Chinese opponent Yang Liu
00:24in the semifinals on Tuesday. Boxing is one of those rare Olympic sports that awards two
00:30bronze medals so Chen was guaranteed her medal going into her semifinal match. Chen lost by
00:38majority decision which means that four out of the five judges sided with her opponents
00:42but she still put up a very impressive fight. Chen came out of her corner very aggressive and
00:48very nimble and despite losing she was looking very positive and upbeat after the match and
00:54she even wished her opponent well in her next fight.
00:57I really enjoyed today's match because my opponent is very competitive.
01:02I believe she will be able to perform better in the gold medal match.
01:06I think it's not easy for me to be able to perform well in this match.
01:10I hope that this blessing will continue to be passed on to my future students.
01:18This is Chen Yanqin's first Olympic medal and it comes after unusually difficult circumstances.
01:27Chen was diagnosed with stage 2 Hodgkin's lymphoma cancer in 2019.
01:32She recovered after intense chemotherapy in 2020 and she went on to compete in the Tokyo Olympics
01:38in 2021 so her medal here today in Paris is impressive by every measure.
01:46Certainly Leslie and what else is in store for Team Taiwan at the Paris Olympics?
01:51Well Joyce, we're in the final days of the Paris Olympics.
01:58The closing ceremony is just a few days away but there are still chances for Taiwan to medal.
02:04Women's boxer Ling Yuting is going to fight in the 57 kilogram semi-final on Wednesday
02:09and she's already guaranteed a medal in that fight.
02:12If she can win she'll move on to the gold medal round.
02:15Then you have Taiwanese athletes who medaled in the Tokyo Olympics
02:18like weightlifter Guo Xingchun and taekwondo and Luo Jialing who haven't competed in Paris yet
02:24so there are still definitely chances for Taiwan to make it onto the Olympic podium.
02:28But for now Taiwan's official medal tally at the Paris Olympics sits at one gold and four bronze.