Chinese Taipei at the 2017 World Games

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Chinese Taipei at the
World Games 2017
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg
IOC code TPE
NOC Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee
in Wroclaw, Poland
20 July 2017 – 30 July 2017
Competitors67 in 14 sports
Medals
Ranked 28th
Gold
1
Silver
4
Bronze
3
Total
8
World Games appearances

Chinese Taipei competed at the World Games 2017 [1] in Wroclaw, Poland, from 20 July 2017 to 30 July 2017. "Chinese Taipei" is the designated name used by Taiwan to participate in some international organizations and almost all sporting events.

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Competitors

SportsMenWomenTotalEvents
Karate0112
Korfball77141
Tug of War0991
Total716254

Karate

Chinese Taipei has qualified at the 2017 World Games:

She won the silver medal in her event.

Korfball

Chinese Taipei has qualified at the 2017 World Games in the Korfball Mixed Team event. [2] [3]

Tug of war

Chinese Taipei won the gold medal in the women's indoor 540 kg event. [4]

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References

  1. "World Games 2017". Archived from the original on 2017-03-19. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  2. "Korfball". www.theworldgames.org. Archived from the original on 2015-11-23. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
  3. "2015 Korfball World Championship". www.ikf-wkc-2015.be/. Archived from the original on 2015-10-27. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
  4. "Tug of War Medalists" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.