Hi, I’m quite busy, and my Chinese is weak, so I’m not really up with the achievements and hopes of the Taiwan Olympic team. Hey, no need to be sarcastic.
I’m just a little curious to see how they do in their favorite sports, and would appreciate reading any comments and reports. :help: :bravo:
Cheers.
I’ll get the ball rolling. Baseball lost 7-0 to Canada…although I heard Canada had only recently beaten Cuba, so they’re right at the top of the world. Still, must be disappointing tor Taiwanese. How far will the team go>
They are not the “Greek” Olympics, they are the Olympics which this year are taking place in Athens, Greece. Similarly, there was not the Australian Olympics, The American Olympics, The Spanish Olympics etc. In the case of the Olympics, this is an important distinction as the Olympics are a world event not titularly ascribed to one country.
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This thread seems to be a goner.
from the terrible times:
Baseball: Taiwan can blame loss to Canada on wind (and not on lower skill?)
By Paul Huang
CONTRIBUTING REPORTER
Tuesday, Aug 17, 2004,Page 20
Swirling wind at the Helliniko Olympic Baseball Center in Athens cost Team Taiwan dearly in its 7-0 opening loss to Canada on Sunday. The unpredictable wind pattern not only led to two of Team Taiwan’s four uncharacteristic errors, it also “pulled” two long balls hit by Taiwanese bat-ters that would have easily been home runs in other ball parks: One ended up being fouled and the other only good for a double.
The stadium’s close proximity to the Mediterranean Sea, which is less than a kilometer away, had been the center of attention in terms of the adjustments that Team Taiwan had to make in fielding fly balls that could be affected by the unusual wind patterns. But no one expected the widely publicized “killer wind” to have the dreadful impact that it did on the outcome of Sunday’s contest.
The Taiwan team, called Chinese Taipei, consists of just under 100 members competing in 14 of the 28 Olympic events, including some in which fans back home are expecting medals. These include taekwondo, archery, shooting, table tennis, weightlifting and baseball.
The 24-member baseball team lost 7-0 to Canada Aug. 15 in the preliminary round opener for the two teams. The following day, Taiwan came back, and starting pitcher Wang Chien-ming pitched seven scoreless innings to shut out Australia 3-0. Chinese Taipei kept its momentum in the Aug. 17 match against Greece, beating the host nation 7-1 with the help of a three-run homer by Chen Chih-yuan. On Aug. 18, the team lost 10-2 to Cuba.
Eight teams are competing for the gold medal in baseball. Taiwan qualified for the 2004 Olympics by coming in second place in the 22nd Asian Championships held in Japan last year. It has been 12 years since the nation fielded a winning Olympic team, when Chinese Taipei won the silver medal at Barcelona in 1992.
For anyone keeping track, I did see the Taiwanese archer competing in the quarter-finals (I think it was against Great Britain, but I could be wrong). He started off with a bullseye, but had a couple of bad shots towards the end which seemed to shake his nerves a bit. The other guy also had a few bad shots but didn’t seem quite so stressed over them and recovered in the last two shots (out of 12) to scrape ahead by one or two points. I think the Taiwanese guy really did quite well to get that far!
At that level it seems like it’s all about holding your nerve under pressure as opposed to who’s a great shot, because they all seem to be pretty indistinguishable in that respect.
Sorry EEzzee, I trusted my Taiwanese friend when she told me that Taiwan beat Canada 7-0. She was smiling and all excited when she told me Taiwan had won the game. Next time I will make sure I do an internet search as you suggested before I try to question the accuracy of a post. Erick
A student told me today that Taiwan lost against Italy (baseball). Another student then said that he wanted to throw himself out the window (we’re on the 2nd floor). The first student replied, “No, go to Taipei 101!”
Well, it made me laugh!
Do you know what Taiwan’s most successful sport at the Olympics has been?
David
Too bad Chinese Taipei lost to Japan today. It was a fun game to watch but a disappointing end.
However, I really have to give props to the fans at all the baseball games at the Olympics. Maybe because we’re only shown Taiwanese fans in the stands, but their cheering and “gas pumping” was non-stop! I noticed they were especially loud at the Chinese Taipei vs Italy game a couple of nights ago. From the first inning till the last, they never stopped cheering once!
Canada has three bloody medals because our government is so cheap, our atheletes have to sell their bodies or work at 7-11 to make ends meet. Three medals at these games. Kind of ironic they have as many medals as North Korea…they are both Stalinist regimes.
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