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    The National Games, which were held biannually, this year was held by Taoyuan City from October 19 to October 24. After the torch relay ceremony was ignited in Taoyuan Chintan Garden on September 29, it started counterclockwise for 19 days, including off-shore islands, Kinmen and 22 other counties and cities to relay the flame, and arrived in Nantou on October 8.

    All Games ended on the 24th, and there was the afternoon closing ceremony and awards. This county’s results were brilliant and created the best performance in the history of Nantou’s participation in the National Games, such as the national medal ranked seventh, the General Assembly Supervision President Award and just after the rankings of six special municipalities. These showed that Nantou County’s sports policy is steering in the right direction and recognizes the success of the implementation for sports.

    This time the county won karate (5 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze); rowing (4 gold, 3 silver, 4 bronze); light rowing (1 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze); hockey (2 gold); women’s softball (1 gold); wrestling (1 gold, 4 silver, 4 bronze); boxing (1 gold); bowling (2 silver), taekwondo (1 silver); judo (1 silver); free car (1 silver) - a total of 15 gold, 15 silver and 13 bronze. Several key development projects have shown brilliant results and fully demonstrated the training performance of the county’s basic sports players.