2018 National Disabled Games will debut on May 24. Hsinchu City Team will depart from Hsinchu City to join the competition in Chiayi City today (May 23). The team had acquired 8 gold medals and 1 silver medal last year especially the wheel chair tennis champion "Hsinchu Dai Jiayang" had outstanding performances in the competition. Hsinchu City Mayor Lin Chih-chien stated that the team is an indication of national standard. He respects the participants for their spirits of not afraid of facing challenges. Mayor Lin conferred a flag to Hsinchu City Team and wished them the best in the competition.
Hsinchu City always obtains great results in National Disabled Games. Hsinchu City Team had acquired 8 gold medals last year. Moreover, they acquired a gold medal in wheel chair tennis group competition and powerlifting for 3 and 5 consecutive years respectively. Dai Jiayang, the wheel chair tennis champion last year, became paraplegic due to spinal cord injury caused by a car accident when he was 22. He had put a lot of efforts on practicing tennis and rehabilitating his waist and eventually became a famous wheel chair tennis player.
Mayor Lin pointed out that he had raised the winning prizes after he served as a mayor. The prize of the first place had been increased from $20,000 NTD to $30,000 NTD; the prize of the second and the third place had increased $5,000 NTD and $2,000 NTD respectively. Additionally, Mayor Lin added the prizes of $8,000 NTD, $6,000 NTD, and $5,000 NTD for the fourth, the fifth, and the sixth place. The purpose of this action was to encourage more athletes with disabilities.
"Let people with disabilities to visit every beautiful places in Hsinchu City," said Mayor Lin. In the past, Hsinchu City is inconvenient for people with disabilities to go outdoors since it did not have a comprehensive accessible environment. Therefore, Mayor Lin demanded his team to organize comprehensive accessible facilities in Hsinchu City.
Hsinchu City Government Department of Social Affairs (HCCGDSA) stated that a badminton association specifically for people with disabilities was founded in 2017, and 8 members from the association will participate the National Disabled Games for the first time in 2018.
Board Director of Sports Development Association for Disables Yang Qingxiu, a lady with severe physically disabilities, had participated in the National Disabled Games since 2010 and won the first place in powerlifting for 3 consecutive years. In 2016, she even broke the national powerlifting record in the competition. Board Director Yang stated that sports are good for our health. People can make friends and present their self-worth through sports. She mentioned that it does not matter if the participants earned an award in the competition or not but to enjoy sports.
HCCGDSA stated that most of people with disabilities think they cannot do sports anymore. However, without doing sports, their health condition will get worse and accelerate physical degeneration. In order to encourage people with disabilities to go outdoors, HCCGDSA had held outdoor events for them such as accessible short trip and handcycle activity. HCCGDSA wishes there will be more people with disabilities to enjoy sports and live healthier.
Translated by: Lin Chenhao
Hsinchu City always obtains great results in National Disabled Games. Hsinchu City Team had acquired 8 gold medals last year. Moreover, they acquired a gold medal in wheel chair tennis group competition and powerlifting for 3 and 5 consecutive years respectively. Dai Jiayang, the wheel chair tennis champion last year, became paraplegic due to spinal cord injury caused by a car accident when he was 22. He had put a lot of efforts on practicing tennis and rehabilitating his waist and eventually became a famous wheel chair tennis player.
Mayor Lin pointed out that he had raised the winning prizes after he served as a mayor. The prize of the first place had been increased from $20,000 NTD to $30,000 NTD; the prize of the second and the third place had increased $5,000 NTD and $2,000 NTD respectively. Additionally, Mayor Lin added the prizes of $8,000 NTD, $6,000 NTD, and $5,000 NTD for the fourth, the fifth, and the sixth place. The purpose of this action was to encourage more athletes with disabilities.
"Let people with disabilities to visit every beautiful places in Hsinchu City," said Mayor Lin. In the past, Hsinchu City is inconvenient for people with disabilities to go outdoors since it did not have a comprehensive accessible environment. Therefore, Mayor Lin demanded his team to organize comprehensive accessible facilities in Hsinchu City.
Hsinchu City Government Department of Social Affairs (HCCGDSA) stated that a badminton association specifically for people with disabilities was founded in 2017, and 8 members from the association will participate the National Disabled Games for the first time in 2018.
Board Director of Sports Development Association for Disables Yang Qingxiu, a lady with severe physically disabilities, had participated in the National Disabled Games since 2010 and won the first place in powerlifting for 3 consecutive years. In 2016, she even broke the national powerlifting record in the competition. Board Director Yang stated that sports are good for our health. People can make friends and present their self-worth through sports. She mentioned that it does not matter if the participants earned an award in the competition or not but to enjoy sports.
HCCGDSA stated that most of people with disabilities think they cannot do sports anymore. However, without doing sports, their health condition will get worse and accelerate physical degeneration. In order to encourage people with disabilities to go outdoors, HCCGDSA had held outdoor events for them such as accessible short trip and handcycle activity. HCCGDSA wishes there will be more people with disabilities to enjoy sports and live healthier.
Translated by: Lin Chenhao