Olympics

Boxing, a sport in which Taiwan won three medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics, has taken a crucial step toward returning to the 2028 Los Angeles Games following a recent decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Dozens of Taiwanese athletes who competed in the recently concluded Olympic Games will take part in a parade in Taipei on Friday afternoon along with their families and coaches to mark their achievements in the quadrennial event in Paris.

Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) announced Tuesday that Taiwan's government has decided to recognize the bronze medal won by Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting (林郁婷) at the 2023 World Boxing Championships, despite her later disqualification by the International Boxing Association (IBA) for gender related issues.

Newly crowned women's 57 kg category boxing Olympic gold medalist Lin Yu-ting (林郁婷) on Monday said she has decided not to take legal action against those who questioned her gender eligibility during the Paris Olympics.

Taiwanese athletes Yang Chun-han (楊俊瀚) and Lin Yu-ting (林郁婷) carried the Team Taiwan Olympic flag during the Paris 2024 closing ceremony on Sunday, marking the conclusion of the country's solid performance in the major international sporting competition.

Newly crowned Olympic gold medalist Lin Yu-ting (林郁婷) spoke with President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) for 10 minutes in a congratulatory phone call, an experience the champ described as "nerve-wracking."

Taiwanese break dancer Sun Chen (孫振) may not have finished as high as he might have hoped at the first Olympic breaking event in Paris on Saturday, but just qualifying for the event and competing against the best in the sport was monumental on its own.

Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting (林郁婷) won a gold medal in the women's featherweight division at the Paris Olympics Saturday, boosting Team Taiwan's medal count to two golds and five bronzes.

The Taiwan Pavilion at the Cultural Olympiad concluded its 15-day run in Paris, France, on Saturday night with participants celebrating Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting (林郁婷) winning the country's first-ever Olympic boxing gold medal.

President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) congratulated boxer Lin Yu-ting (林郁婷) on Sunday for winning Taiwan's first-ever Olympic boxing gold medal despite facing "malicious attacks" from the International Boxing Association (IBA).