Chinese Taipei competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. The delegation consisted of seventeen competitors in six sports: archery, track and field athletics, powerlifting, shooting, swimming, and table tennis. The athletes were ten men and seven women ranging in age from 27 to 53 years old.
"Chinese Taipei" is the delegation name used since 1979 by athletes from Taiwan and the Taiwan Area at the Olympic and Paralympic Games."Reinstatement in the Olympic Movement", Chinese Olympic Committee, March 27, 2004 Thus, Chinese Taipei's participation in the Beijing Paralympics did not contradict the One China policy and was not objected to by the People's Republic of China.
As in previous editions of the Summer Paralympics, the flag of the Republic of China was not displayed. Instead, the Chinese Taipei Paralympic flag was used when Taiwanese athletes won medals. When Lin Tzu-hui of Chinese Taipei won a gold medal, the National Banner Song, not the National Anthem of the Republic of China, was played at the medal ceremony."Taiwan shut out of Olympic warm-up", Taipei Times, February 22, 2008
Three days before the beginning of the Games, the Taipei Times reported that two of Chinese Taipei's star athletes, double Paralympic champion Chiang Chih-chung and world athletics champion Chen Ming-tsai, had been barred from attending by the International Paralympic Committee. The Times added that no reason had been given for the ban, even after the Chinese Taipei Paralympic Committee had requested an explanation from the IPC. A representative of the CTPC stated that the People's Republic of China may have "interfered for political reasons" to prevent Chiang and Chen from participating in the Games."Local javelin ace banned from Beijing Paralympics", Taipei Times, September 3, 2008 The Taipei Times article was subsequently reproduced on the Taiwanese government's website.
Medalists
Chinese Taipei won two medals, a gold and a bronze."Overall Medal Standings" , official website of the Beijing Paralympics
Medal Name Sport Event Lin Tzu-hui Powerlifting Women's -75 kg Tseng Lung Hui Archery Men's Individual Recurve W1/W2
Sports Archery
|align=left|Chen Wu Ying |rowspan=2 align=left|Men's individual recurve W1/W2 |552 |26 |L 99–104 |colspan=5|did not advance |- |align=left|Tseng Lung Hui |625 |6 |W 104–85 |W 106–98 |W 105–104 |L 101–103 |W *92-92
* Tseng won 9 arrows to 6 arrows shot by Ozgur Ozen of Turkey in the bronze medal match.
Athletics
AthleteClassEventHeatsFinalResultRankResultRankChen Yu LienT54100m17.839did not advance200m33.1314did not advance
Powerlifting
AthleteEventAttempt 1Attempt 2Attempt 3RankHuang Kuo-TaiMen's +100kg225.0230.0232.54Lin Tzu-huiWomen's -75kg137.5142.5142.5Lin Ya-HsuanWomen's -56kg75.077.582.56
Shooting
Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalScoreRankScoreTotalRankLiu Wen-changMen's 10m air rifle standing SH156624did not advanceMen's 50 metre rifle 3 positions SH1112613did not advanceMixed 10m air rifle prone SH159238did not advanceMixed 50m rifle prone SH156938did not advance
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalScoreRankScoreTotalRankLin Chin-meiWomen's 10m air pistol SH135712did not advance
Swimming
AthleteClassEventHeatsFinalResultRankResultRankLuo Alice Hsiao HungS650m freestyle44.4211did not advance100m freestyle1:33.6411did not advance
Table tennis
Men AthleteEventPreliminariesRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankChang Chih JungMen's singles C4-5L 1–3L 0–3align="center" 3did not advanceLin Wen HsinL 0–3W 3–0align="center" 2did not advanceLin Yen HungL 0–3W 3–0align="center" 2did not advanceHou Ting SungMen's singles C8L 1–3L 0–3L 2–34did not advanceHu Ming FuW 3–1L 1–3L 2–33did not advanceWu Cheng ShengMen's singles C3L 1–3L 1–3align="center" 3did not advanceLin Wen Hsin Lin Yen HungMen's team C4-5align="center" colspan="4" W 3–1L 0–3did not advanceHou Ting Sung Hu Ming FuMen's team C6-8align="center" colspan="4" L 0–3did not advance
Women AthleteEventPreliminariesRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankTsai Hui ChuWomen's singles C5L 0–3L 0–3W 3–03did not advanceWei Mei HuiL 0–3W 3–0W 3–03did not advanceTsai Hui Chu Wei Mei HuiWomen's team C4-5align="center" colspan="4" W 3–0L 2–3did not advance
See also Chinese Taipei at the Paralympics Chinese Taipei at the 2008 Summer Olympics
References
External links Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Official Site International Paralympic Committee