Germany: Taiwan’s taekwondo team won a silver medal and its table tennis team took home bronze at the World University Games in Germany on Wednesday. Competing in the men’s team kyorugi event, Taiwanese taekwondo athletes Hung Jiun-yi, Jung Jiun-jie, and Huang Cho-cheng advanced to the semifinals after defeating Malaysia and Thailand in the earlier rounds. They went on to defeat Uzbekistan in straight rounds, winning 28-11 and 10-8, to advance to the gold medal match.

According to Focus Taiwan, the Taiwanese faced a strong South Korean team in the final, where they were unable to withstand their opponents’ aggressive offense and fell behind early after repeated mid-section strikes. Despite efforts to close the gap, Hung, Jung, and Huang ultimately fell short, losing 18-26 and 17-30 to take home the silver medal. In the women’s team kyorugi event, Taiwan’s Chin I-chun, Chang Jui-en, and Lin Wei-chun missed out on a medal after falling to Thailand in the quarterfinals.

In table tennis, Taiwanese paddlers Chien Tung-chuan and Tsai Yun-en earned a bronze medal after losing 2-4 to their Chinese opponents in the women’s doubles semifinals. The pair lost 11-7, 7-11, 11-7, 10-12, 6-11, 8-11 to Han Feier and Wang Xiaotong in a best-of-seven format. Despite the loss, Chien and Tsai secured a bronze for Taiwan, marking the country’s first women’s doubles table tennis medal at the World University Games in a decade.

Taiwan last medaled in the event in 2015, when veteran players Cheng I-ching and Lee Yi-chen won silver at the World University Games in Gwangju, South Korea.