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Taipei Universiade: Universiade ‘heroes’ hailed in parade through Taipei


By Shelley Shan / Staff reporterAbout 200 athletes and coaches who were part of the Taipei Summer Universiade received a hero’s welcome at a parade organized by the General Association of Chinese Culture in Taipei yesterday. The event, called the Taiwan’s Heroes’ Parade,” began on Ketagalan Boulevard and continued on Chongqing S, Guanqian, Zhongxiao W and Zhongxiao E roads. Yang Chun-han (楊俊瀚), who won gold in the men’s 100m sprint, stood in a jeep at the head of the parade. He was followed by Cheng Chao-tsun (鄭兆村) and Huang Shih-feng (黃士峰), who won gold and bronze respectively in the men’s javelin. Sisters Chan Yung-jan (詹詠然) and Chan Hao-ching (詹皓晴), who clinched gold in the women’s tennis doubles, were also absent.


Source: Taipei Times August 31, 2017 16:02 UTC



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