Team Taiwan claimed five gold medals and one silver at the World Indoor Tug of War Championships organized by Netherlands-based Tug of War International Federation Feb. 20-23 in Letterkenny, Ireland.
Women’s teams led the way through victories in the senior 500- and 540-kilogram weight classes, as well as the under-23 500-kg class, with all three wins at the expense of tug of war powerhouse the Basque Country from Spain.
Success in the senior 540-kg and under-23 500-kg categories saw Taiwan defend its crowns won at the 2018 edition of the biennial competition in Xuzhou, China.
For the men, victory came in the senior 560-kg and under-23 600-kg classes, rounded out by second place in the senior mixed division.
Taipei Representative Office in Ireland said it passed on congratulatory messages to all the country’s participating athletes from President Tsai Ing-wen, Vice President Chen Chien-jen, Premier Su Tseng-chang, and Sports Administration Director-General Kao Chin-hsung.
More than 500 competitors from 11 countries and territories including Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Russia, the Netherlands and the U.K. took part in this year’s event. (YCH-E)
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