BEIJING, Aug. 5 -- Arrivals of athletes for the Games have reached a
continuous flow. The Chinese Taipei Olympic delegation got here Sunday with
hopes high, for winning at least two gold medals at this year's Olympics.
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Tsai Szu-Chuen (L front), head of the
Chinese Taipei Olympic delegation, and Peng Tai-lin, the vice head, arrive
at the Olympic Village in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 3, 2008. A
49-member team of the Chinese Taipei Olympic delegation arrived here on
Sunday. (Xinhua/Zhang Guojun) Photo
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Chinese Taipei won two gold, two silver and one bronze medal four years
ago. That marked the end of a long Olympic gold drought and moved the team to
31st on the medal tally.
The team from Chinese Taipei was one of many teams arriving at Capital City
International Airport for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Sunday.
The athletes from across the Straits were the focus of a lot of the
attention of local media.
The 133-member Olympic delegation was given a warm welcome at the Airport.
Peng Kunlang, rowing coach of Chinese Taipei Olympic Team said "It's very
welcoming here. It's great. It feels like coming home."
The team is determined to match its tally of two gold medals in 2004 -and
equally determined to win at least as many medals over all as it took home from
the Athens Games.
The highly regarded Chinese Taipei baseball team is scheduled to arrive in
Beijing, Aug. 10th.
(Source: CCTV.com)