[Epoch Times, July 15, 2021](Epoch Times reporter Li Yixin reported from Taipei, Taiwan) The Tokyo Olympics originally scheduled to be held in (2020), affected by the epidemic, will be held on July 23 this year (next Friday). This time, 178 members of the Taiwanese team, 66 players will fight for medals in 18 sports categories, setting the record for the most athletes in Taiwan’s previous Olympics. Executive President Su Zhenchang stated at the Executive Yuan meeting on the 15th that he would personally go to the airport to replace the team to see off next Monday (July 19) morning. He hoped that the compatriots would cheer for the Taiwanese players and wish the team another success.
According to the Ministry of Education, the Taiwanese team of 178 (66 players, 23 medical teams, 89 team headquarters and logistical support) won 18 categories and 66 seats, setting the record for the most athletes in Taiwan’s previous Olympics. (Excluding the 2008 Beijing Olympics including baseball participation).
The Ministry of Education pointed out that a total of 154 countries participated in the Tokyo Olympics. In addition to 28 original events, 5 new events were added (karate, skateboarding, sports climbing, surfing, baseball and softball). There were 38 elite players in the Golden Plan. Starting in 2018, 300 million yuan will be allocated every year, from coaches to protectors, physical therapists, etc., to provide players with customized project services through scientific training, hoping to achieve better results. Among them, 18 kinds of sports, a total of 66 seats, 33 men and 33 women.
In response to the epidemic, Taiwan will set up a Tokyo Olympic response team during the competition to grasp the local epidemic situation and policies, and hold a response team meeting in accordance with the Japanese epidemic. The Taiwan side will simultaneously set up a decision-making team and set up a medical team to accompany; this time the Taiwan delegation will take a “chartered flight” “, must leave the country within 2 days after the end of the competition, so the return journey will be due to the different schedule of the competition.
In addition, the East Olympics Preparatory Committee has high-level epidemic prevention standards. You can enter Japan 5 days before the competition, and two PCR tests are required 96 hours before departure. Players are screened daily, and the work team is screened every 4 days. In Japan During the competition, the whole process was divided into special vehicles and the online management system was filled out daily. This time Tokyo did not stipulate that players must have been vaccinated, but the rate of beating by Taiwanese personnel has reached 97.74%.
The Sports Department of the Ministry of Education pointed out that the teams of the delegation are ready and in line with the principles of the East Olympics Preparatory Committee’s epidemic prevention policy. They will set off in 5 batches. The advance personnel have already set off on the 14th. The largest group with a total of 134 people will be on July 19th. Departing from the National Sports Training Center, the whole journey will take a private car, high-speed rail chartered cabin to Matsuyama Airport, and then take a China Airlines chartered flight to Tokyo, Japan. Executive Yuan Su Zhenchang stated in the Executive Yuan meeting on the 15th that he would personally go to the airport to replace the team to see off in the morning of next Monday (July 19).
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