Tokyo Paralympics: Taiwan earn first medal at Tokyo GamesStaff writer, with CNATaiwanese table tennis player yesterday Tien Shiau-wen won the nation’s first medal at the Tokyo Paralympic Games: a bronze in the women’s singles class 10 event. Tien Shiau-wen holds a table tennis paddle in a graphic celebrating her bronze medal in the women’s singles class 10 at the Tokyo Paralympics yesterday. Tien was the only one of the four Taiwanese table tennis players to reach a medal match at the Tokyo Games, after three others were eliminated on Friday. From Wednesday, she is to compete in the women’s class 9-10 team event with Lin Tzu-yu. Class 6-10 are standing classes in table tennis at the Paralympics, while class 1-5 are sitting classes for players in wheelchairs.

Source: Taipei Times August 28, 2021 15:56 UTC