Guaranteed Olympic Medal for Taiwan in Women's Boxing
Taiwanese boxer Wu Shih-yi will compete in the women's 60-kg semifinals this weekend against Yang Wenlu of China, meaning she will win at least a bronze medal.
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00:00In Taipei, Sandy Chee is in the studio to update us on how Taiwan is doing on the medal table.
00:07Well, it's been a week since the Summer Olympics began, with over 10,000 athletes competing for
00:12glory. As for Taiwan, so far the country has not yet bagged any medals. But for sure, one is
00:18guaranteed. And that is thanks to boxer Wu Shiyi, who is set to compete in the semifinals on Saturday
00:25in the women's 60kg category. And for sure, she'll win a bronze. And why? That is because in
00:31boxing, there's no such thing as a third place match. So for the losing semifinalist, they will
00:37get a bronze. For Wu, all her fans are very excited about her game on Saturday and hope that she can
00:43make it to the finals. To get there, she'll have to beat her opponent from China, Yang Wenlu.
00:49Meanwhile, also on Saturday, Taiwanese athletes will also be competing in other activities.
00:54They include archery, athletics, golf, badminton, shooting and swimming.