Kuo Yih-hsuan wins gold in National Intercollegiate Athletic Games women's boxing, breaks down in tears, fulfilling late brother's wish on his memorial day
Kuo Yih-hsuan, representing National Tsing Hua University, won the gold medal in the women's 51kg boxing at the National Intercollegiate Athletic Games. Emotionally, she explained that her victory coincided with her late brother's memorial day, and winning gold was his last wish.
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(Central News Agency reporter Li Jian-chung, Taipei 5th) Kuo Yih-hsuan, a Taiwanese female boxer representing National Tsing Hua University, today defeated Liu Yu-shan of Taipei City University 4-1 in the women's 51kg division at the National Intercollegiate Athletic Games to win the gold medal. After the match, she broke down in tears, stating: "Today happens to be my brother's memorial day."
Standing at only 150cm tall, Kuo Yih-hsuan emerged in this year's Asian Championships, winning a bronze medal in the women's 51kg category, which boosted her confidence. In today's National Intercollegiate Athletic Games final, she pressed her opponent almost the entire way, only allowing her opponent to catch up slightly in the third round.
Kuo Yih-hsuan, currently a third-year student in the Department of Sports Science at National Tsing Hua University, despite winning 4-1, could not hide her excitement and cried with red eyes after the match.
Kuo Yih-hsuan told the media in an interview, "I was very disappointed in the previous two years for not being able to win a gold medal, but this year I finally did it. I'm also very happy to win the gold medal on my brother's memorial day, because I really wanted to win the championship for him."
Kuo Yih-hsuan comes from the Atayal tribe in Nanao. In elementary school, she was a track and field sprinter. Her brother always took her everywhere when she was little, but in her first year of junior high, her brother, who practiced boxing, fell while hunting in the mountains and was accidentally shot by his hunting rifle. Although Kuo Yih-hsuan was once disheartened, she eventually decided to follow in her brother's footsteps to box and fulfill his last wish.
She specifically emphasized that during this period, she strengthened her muscle mass and physical endurance, which yielded good results at this National Intercollegiate Athletic Games. Because of her improved strength and stamina, she was able to continue fighting until the third round against her opponent.
Although the National Intercollegiate Athletic Games are over, Kuo Yih-hsuan still dares not relax and will continue to train and prepare for the Asian Games selection on May 26. (Editor: Chang Ming-kun) 1150505
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(Central News Agency reporter Li Jian-chung, Taipei 5th) Kuo Yih-hsuan, a Taiwanese female boxer representing National Tsing Hua University, today defeated Liu Yu-shan of Taipei City University 4-1 in the women's 51kg division at the National Intercollegiate Athletic Games to win the gold medal. After the match, she broke down in tears, stating: "Today happens to be my brother's memorial day."
Standing at only 150cm tall, Kuo Yih-hsuan emerged in this year's Asian Championships, winning a bronze medal in the women's 51kg category, which boosted her confidence. In today's National Intercollegiate Athletic Games final, she pressed her opponent almost the entire way, only allowing her opponent to catch up slightly in the third round.
Kuo Yih-hsuan, currently a third-year student in the Department of Sports Science at National Tsing Hua University, despite winning 4-1, could not hide her excitement and cried with red eyes after the match.
Kuo Yih-hsuan told the media in an interview, "I was very disappointed in the previous two years for not being able to win a gold medal, but this year I finally did it. I'm also very happy to win the gold medal on my brother's memorial day, because I really wanted to win the championship for him."
Kuo Yih-hsuan comes from the Atayal tribe in Nanao. In elementary school, she was a track and field sprinter. Her brother always took her everywhere when she was little, but in her first year of junior high, her brother, who practiced boxing, fell while hunting in the mountains and was accidentally shot by his hunting rifle. Although Kuo Yih-hsuan was once disheartened, she eventually decided to follow in her brother's footsteps to box and fulfill his last wish.
She specifically emphasized that during this period, she strengthened her muscle mass and physical endurance, which yielded good results at this National Intercollegiate Athletic Games. Because of her improved strength and stamina, she was able to continue fighting until the third round against her opponent.
Although the National Intercollegiate Athletic Games are over, Kuo Yih-hsuan still dares not relax and will continue to train and prepare for the Asian Games selection on May 26. (Editor: Chang Ming-kun) 1150505
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