OLYMPICS/Lin Yu-ting receives call from President Lai following historic gold
08/11/2024 09:28 PM
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."
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