Lee kissed the court after scoring the winning point in the match to bid farewell to the sport as he will retire and become an instructor to help promote badminton.
Wang confessed that he was trying to hold back tears on the podium after the feeling of the historic achievement washed over him. Unlike last time, when they won in 2020 in an empty Tokyo stadium, the match in Paris was played in front of a full stadium and he really appreciated the cheers from the crowd.
In a post on his official Facebook account, Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te congratulated Lee and Wang on winning Taiwan’s first gold in Paris. The duo’s fighting spirit in their final Olympic appearance is truly inspiring and brought everyone in the nation together, he said.
Meanwhile, the day before, shooter Lee Meng-yuan won bronze in the men’s clay pigeon event. This is the first medal in this sport in Taiwan’s Olympic history.
Although boxer Wu Shih-yi lost to her Chinese opponent in the women’s 60kg semi-finals on the same day, she still won a bronze for Taiwan.
Source: https://reporteasia.com/destacado/2024/08/07/taiwan-juegos-olimpicos/
