OLYMPICS/Taiwan out of Olympics track and field events following Yang's defeat
Paris, Aug. 6 (CNA) Taiwan's participation in track and field athletics at the Paris Olympics came to an end on Tuesday after runner Yang Chun-han (楊俊瀚) failed to advance from the repechage round in the men's 200 meters.
Yang failed to secure a semifinal berth after he finished third with a time of 20.73 seconds in the repechage round, where 32 runners compete in four heats.
To advance from the repechage round, an athlete must either finish top in their heat or be one of the two fastest losing athletes.
Looking back at the game, Yang said he had improved his pacing and done better than in the preliminaries.
Yang added that it was unfortunate he did not make it in the end, but that he was feeling slightly unwell under the weather before the event due to the temperature changes in Paris.
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