Taiwan on Tuesday Paris Olympics sent three F-16 fighter jets to welcome its Olympic athletes in the final hours of their flight home from
Competing under the name Chinese Taipei, Taiwanese athletes won seven medals, including two gold and five bronze medals, Taiwan’s second-best performance at the Olympic Games.
Most importantly, boxer Yu Ting won the gold medal in the women’s boxing final on Sunday, an emotional victory given that she and Algerian boxer Emani Khalif have been embroiled in a major gender dispute. had gone
But Taiwan Both the government and the public have supported Len and have attended large watch parties in his hometown of New Taipei City.
A statement released by the Presidential Office said that President Lai Ching-ti has ordered three F-16 fighter jets to be sent to welcome the players back home on Tuesday by EVA’s chartered plane.
According to the footage released by the Ministry of Defence Planes Green-tailed godwits flew alongside commercial aircraft, occasionally releasing celebratory flares into the sky.
The athletes received a hero’s welcome at the ground where fans were eager to get autographs and selfies at the airport. Other Olympians wore flower crowns.
Hailed as ‘Taiwan’s daughter’ by local media and President Lai, Lin said it was a ‘very good’ step.
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‘It seems like I’ve suddenly hit the headlines overnight. I feel honored to receive this honor, but also feel the responsibility that comes with it.
‘I hope I will be a good role model.’
He added that in order to focus on his performance, he had turned off social media due to the gender controversy outside the ring.
Lane and Khalif were kicked out of the world championships run by the Russian-led International Boxing Association last year, but were cleared by the International Olympic Committee to compete in Paris.
The IBA’s Kremlin-linked president claimed at a chaotic press conference that both women had undergone genetic tests that showed they were men.
The IOC jumped to the defense of the two boxers and president Thomas Bach said they were born and raised as women and have passports. Neither of them identify as transgender.
But the initial posts by US presidential candidate Donald Trump and Harry Potter author JK Rowling have caused an uproar online.
Apart from Lin, Taiwan’s second gold medal went to Li Yang and Wang Chi, who defended their men’s doubles champion title in a tough match against China at the Tokyo Olympics.
Also welcome in Cuba
Thousands of Cubans welcomed the Paris 2024 team on Monday night, led by five-time Olympic gold wrestling champion Majen Lopez.
A bus carrying the team made its way through the streets of the capital, Havana, to La Paraguaya Plaza on the Melcon waterfront esplanade, where people waited to welcome them at midnight.
Upon arrival, Lopez, 41, took to the stage with his two sons and other members of the sports delegation to greet the crowd attending a salsa concert in his honor.
The Olympic delegation was led by Lopez, who made Olympic history in Paris by winning his fifth consecutive individual gold medal in the same event, and champion boxer Arislandi Alvarez in the 63.5 kg division.
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2024-08-13 23:22:02
