First Eight Olympians Return to Taiwan to Warm Welcome

Huge crowds welcomed the return of eight Taiwanese Olympians on Tuesday morning.

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00:00An ecstatic welcome for Taiwan's athletes upon their return home.

00:08On Tuesday morning, eight Taiwanese Olympians arrived back in the country after competing

00:13in the summer games in Paris.

00:15Although none of them won medals, for their fans, they're still Taiwan's pride and joy.

00:28Among the athletes is judoka Yang Yong-wei.

00:31There were high expectations for him, as he won silver at the Tokyo Olympics.

00:36But he was knocked out by his Japanese opponent, Ryuji Nagayama, in the men's 60kg event.

00:56Despite not making to the finals this time, Yang remains positive and is thinking about

01:01his future.

01:02I'm not sure if I want to change my identity and focus on becoming a coach in the future.

01:10I hope I can pass on the skills I've learned in my life, the spirit of judo, and the enlightenment

01:22to my juniors."

01:26Other than Yang, another athlete many people were excited to welcome home is the country's

01:31top swimmer, Wang Guang-hong.

01:34Despite being eliminated in the semifinals, he seems satisfied with his performance.

01:38I'm happy with my performance so far.

01:41I hope I can do better in the future, but I've also broken my previous record, so I

01:51Many of the fans at the airport waiting for Wang had posters, pictures for him to sign,

02:01and one even prepared a Wang Guang-hong doll.

02:27Some Yang fans even arrived as early as 6.30am to show their support.

02:32The three of us love swimming, so we learned a lot from him.

02:40I think the spirit of discipline is very important.

02:43These eight athletes are just the first group of Olympians to return home, with more expected

02:48on Wednesday.

02:49Meanwhile, their teammates are still vying for glory in Paris.

02:54Luvvie Lee and Sainichi for Taiwan Plus.