Taiwan clinches 25 gold medals in sport stacking world championships

Taipei, April 29 (CNA) Taiwan bagged a total of 25 gold medals in this year's World Sport Stacking Championships held in Switzerland, ranking third in the overall medal haul among the 23 participating nations.

The tournament, which welcomed 411 competitors, was organized by the World Spot Stacking Association from April 25-27.

Taiwan sent 16 participants to the Swiss event and came away with 25 gold, 15 silver, and 12 bronze medals, finishing third overall behind Germany and Malaysia, who placed first and second, respectively.

(曾渘媃), a 15-year-old student from New Taipei's Yuteh Private International School, alone swept six gold medals, of which three were won in the girls' individual 3-3-3, 3-6-3 and cup cycle stacking events while three others were in the group competitions.

Besides Tseng, 8-year-old elementary student Lin Shih-chi (林詩淇) also finished strong with three gold medals in the girls' individual events.

Together with her partner Fan Jung-jung (范榕容), Lin also clinched a gold medal in the doubles cycle event.

The 16 competitors from Taiwan also included university students, with Taiwan Dragon also bagging gold in the 3-6-3 team stacking cup event.