Battling in the 103rd National Middle School Athletic Games: Flag Presentation for the Yunlin County Team

(Taiwan Business News) The flag presentation ceremony for the Yunlin County team of the National Middle School Athletic Games was held on the 16th at the Dounan Track and Field Stadium. Sun Mien-huang, deputy director of the Education Department, on behalf of Magistrate Su Chih-fen, presented the flag to cheer on the athletes and awarded additional meal funds, encouraging the athletes to win glory for Yunlin and capture more medals.

The 103rd National Middle School Athletic Games will be held in Taoyuan County starting April 19. The Yunlin County team is about to set off on its expedition, competing in 13 events including track and field, swimming, table tennis, badminton, weightlifting, judo, karate, taekwondo, soft tennis, woodball, shooting, martial arts, and fencing, with 562 participating athletes and 239 team staff, totaling 801 participants, striving for outstanding results.

While encouraging the athletes, Sun Mien-huang, deputy director of the Yunlin County Education Department, particularly emphasized that the county government has always valued the sporting atmosphere and further encourages everyone to take part in sports more often, making themselves happier and healthier. During training, outstanding coaches from within the county were hired to assist, encouraging the athletes to go all out. She also wished the team early success, greater achievements, more medals, and glory for Yunlin.

Tsai Ming-shui, vice chairman of the Yunlin County Sports Association, stated that the 103rd National Middle School Athletic Games will be held in Taoyuan County starting April 19, lasting a total of 6 days. This year, the Yunlin County team is a hot favorite for gold in events such as track and field, weightlifting, badminton, soft tennis, and woodball. The coaching team at the team headquarters has also issued a win-or-nothing order for gold, hoping everyone will join together for Yunlin, shine with gold, and return in triumph.

Tsai Ming-shui also encouraged the team athletes to uphold the belief of "maintaining an army for a thousand days to use it for a single moment," to bring out the local spirit of Yunlin, and to build on the record of 11 gold, 7 silver, and 13 bronze medals that Yunlin achieved at the 102nd competition in Yilan County, achieving even greater results and winning more glory for Yunlin.