Asian Beach Games Opening Ceremony: Chang Chun-sheng, Lalu.Iya serve as male and female flag bearers
The 6th Asian Beach Games opening ceremony will be held in Sanya, China, on April 22. Taiwan's delegation announced that 3x3 basketball player Chang Chun-sheng and dragon boat athlete Lalu.Iya will serve as the male and female flag bearers, respectively. The Taiwan delegation will participate with 71 athletes across 10 major sports.
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Taipei, April 21 (CNA reporter Chen Rong-chen) The 6th Asian Beach Games, to be held in Sanya, China, will have its opening ceremony on April 22. Men's 3x3 basketball player Chang Chun-sheng and women's dragon boat athlete Lalu.Iya will serve as the male and female flag bearers for the Taiwan delegation, respectively.
The Asian Beach Games, held again after a 10-year hiatus, will see the Taiwan delegation send 71 athletes to compete in 10 major sports categories, including open water swimming, 3x3 basketball, beach athletics, dragon boat, beach kabaddi, sailing, sport climbing, aquathlon, beach volleyball, and beach wrestling.
The Asian Beach Games opening ceremony will be held on the evening of the 22nd. Men's 3x3 basketball player Chang Chun-sheng and women's dragon boat athlete Lalu.Iya will serve as the male and female flag bearers for the Taiwan delegation.
Chang Chun-sheng, who was crowned the scoring champion of the 114th academic year UBA University Basketball League, shared in an interview that he initially thought he was only carrying the flag for the 3x3 basketball event, but unexpectedly it was for the entire delegation, and he had to walk at the very front. He admitted feeling a lot of pressure, as he had no prior experience. "At first I didn't think much of it, but when I heard it was for the whole delegation, everything changed."
Lalu.Iya, one of the bronze medalists in the 8-person 200m dragon boat race at the Chengdu World Games, not only donned the Taiwan team uniform again but was also recommended by her coach to be a flag bearer. Lalu.Iya expressed her gratitude to the coach for the rare opportunity, especially distinguishing herself from over a dozen female dragon boat athletes. "Perhaps it's because I had good results in the Asian Championships, World Championships, and World Games."
Lalu.Iya, who has Ami aboriginal heritage, added that serving as a flag bearer felt very subtle, and she laughed, saying she hoped her friends and family would pay attention to the broadcast and share screenshots of her grand entrance. "So I need to pay attention to my makeup, it's best not to get ugly screenshots, try to send me good-looking ones." (Editor: Chang Ya-ching) 1150421
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The Asian Beach Games, held again after a 10-year hiatus, will see the Taiwan delegation send 71 athletes to compete in 10 major sports categories, including open water swimming, 3x3 basketball, beach athletics, dragon boat, beach kabaddi, sailing, sport climbing, aquathlon, beach volleyball, and beach wrestling.
The Asian Beach Games opening ceremony will be held on the evening of the 22nd. Men's 3x3 basketball player Chang Chun-sheng and women's dragon boat athlete Lalu.Iya will serve as the male and female flag bearers for the Taiwan delegation.
Chang Chun-sheng, who was crowned the scoring champion of the 114th academic year UBA University Basketball League, shared in an interview that he initially thought he was only carrying the flag for the 3x3 basketball event, but unexpectedly it was for the entire delegation, and he had to walk at the very front. He admitted feeling a lot of pressure, as he had no prior experience. "At first I didn't think much of it, but when I heard it was for the whole delegation, everything changed."
Lalu.Iya, one of the bronze medalists in the 8-person 200m dragon boat race at the Chengdu World Games, not only donned the Taiwan team uniform again but was also recommended by her coach to be a flag bearer. Lalu.Iya expressed her gratitude to the coach for the rare opportunity, especially distinguishing herself from over a dozen female dragon boat athletes. "Perhaps it's because I had good results in the Asian Championships, World Championships, and World Games."
Lalu.Iya, who has Ami aboriginal heritage, added that serving as a flag bearer felt very subtle, and she laughed, saying she hoped her friends and family would pay attention to the broadcast and share screenshots of her grand entrance. "So I need to pay attention to my makeup, it's best not to get ugly screenshots, try to send me good-looking ones." (Editor: Chang Ya-ching) 1150421
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