Taiwan finished the Paris Olympics with seven medals, it's second highest medal haul. In addition, Taiwan's Olympians set many new records at this year's games.
Correction: Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin are the first Taiwanese badminton doubles team to successfully defend a gold medal. They are not the first ever to do so. China's women's doubles team of Ge Fei and Gu Ju won gold in 2000 after their gold-medal win in 1996.
Correction: Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin are the first Taiwanese badminton doubles team to successfully defend a gold medal. They are not the first ever to do so. China's women's doubles team of Ge Fei and Gu Ju won gold in 2000 after their gold-medal win in 1996.
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00:00The Paris Olympics are over, and Team Taiwan is leaving with seven medals, two gold and
00:06five bronze.
00:07That's the second-highest medal count Taiwan has achieved at any Olympic Games.
00:16Taiwan also tied its record for gold medals.
00:18The other times Taiwan won two golds was at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and Athens in 2004.
00:26Taiwan also marked several other meaningful milestones in Paris.
00:30Chen Yitong represented Taiwan as the first male fencer for the country in 36 years.
00:36Taiwan's table tennis godfather, Zhuang Zhiyuan, competed in his sixth Olympics, making him
00:41the Taiwanese athlete with the most Olympic appearances.
00:45Weightlifter Fang Wanning set a new national record, lifting 86 kilograms during her snatch.
00:50Li Mengyuan won Taiwan's first ever medal in shooting, while Tang Jiahong won Taiwan's
01:12first ever medal in the gymnastics horizontal bar category.
01:32Badminton men's duo Li Yang and Wang Qilin became the first ever doubles team in Olympic
01:37history to successfully defend a gold medal.
01:57Weightlifter Guo Xingchun became Taiwan's first ever three-time Olympic medalist.
02:16And Lin Yuting became the first ever Taiwanese boxer to make it into an Olympic gold medal
02:21round while also becoming Taiwan's first ever Olympic boxing gold medalist.
02:44Throughout the Games, Taiwan's athletes showed their grit and positivity.
03:07Taiwan brought 60 athletes here to Paris.
03:09Only a handful of them may have medaled, but many have achieved unprecedented feats,
03:14showing Taiwan's strength and competitive spirit on the international stage.
03:19Howard Zhang, Leon Lian and Leslie Liao in Paris, France for Taiwan Plus.