Taipei, Sept. 2 (CNA) Taiwanese teams have picked up four gold medals and one bronze in the first two days of the Tug of War World Outdoor Championships that is being held in Switzerland until Sunday.
The four gold medals were won on Thursday and Friday in the under-23 women’s 500-kilogram category, the U23 mixed 560 kg, the mixed 580 kg, and the women’s 540 kg.
A team of young Taiwanese pullers from Taoyuan Municipal Shou Shan Senior High School also bagged bronze in the men’s 560 kg junior category.
Taiwan clinched four gold medals, as well as one silver and one bronze, at the championships in the Netherlands last year — the team’s best record at the tournament.
Cho Yao-peng (卓耀鵬), secretary-general of the Chinese Taipei Tug of War Association, said the country is now hoping to break that record at the Swiss event.
Organized by the Tug of War International Federation (TWIF), the tournament is the sport’s main global competition and has been held in different countries since 2014. This year, the competition is being held in Sursee, in the Swiss canton of Lucerne.
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