Taiwan Athletes Advance in Paris Olympics
A Taiwanese boxer makes the Olympic boxing 60 kg quarterfinals and a swimmer makes the semifinals. That and more from the Paris games.
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00:00And now for a look at Taiwan's performance at the Paris Olympics, where boxer Wu Shiyi
00:05has advanced to the quarterfinals in the 60-kilogram category.
00:09It comes after her opponent, Nigeria's Cynthia Ogunsemlore, failed a drug test and was disqualified
00:15from competing.
00:17Swimmer Eddie Wang advances to the semifinals after placing third in his group in the 200-meter
00:22butterfly heats.
00:23In table tennis, Zheng Yijing and Gao Chengrui have advanced in the singles competitions
00:28after defeating their Romanian counterparts.
00:30Fencer Chen Yitong lost to French rival Enzo Laforte, finishing 27th overall, while the
00:36men's archery team fell to China in the quarterfinals, losing 1-5 and finishing 7th overall.