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South Korea won its first gold medal from roller skating at the 19th Asian Games in China on Saturday. Jeong Byeong-hee clocked in 15:39.867 and scored 19 points in the men's 10,000m point-elimination final race at Qiantang Roller Sports Centre in Hangzhou, outpacing Zhang Zhenhai of China by five points. His compatriot Choi In-ho finished third with 11 points. This is South Korea's first gold medal from th...

Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan

The Tokyo Olympics were a success, despite being held in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Taiwan’s own successes at the Games involved several ministries that backed the Olympic delegation. Some exceptions to the nation’s successful campaign included a controversy over athletes’ seating on a flight to Japan and the dismissal of team psychologists after the Games. Overall, though, government efforts, from vaccinations to the deployment of team doctors and hotel quarantines, helped athle...