Taiwan’s women’s table tennis team was ousted in the quarter-final by China in a 3-0 result.
Four-time Olympian Chen Szu-yu, who lost in the first match on Wednesday, said she felt happy with her progress since her Olympic debut in London 2012.
Taiwan did not compete in the women’s team event in London and was knocked out in the round of 16 in Rio 2016.
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In weightlifting, Fang Wan-ling finished sixth in the women’s 49kg final, two places lower compared with her Olympic debut in Tokyo.
Despite the result, the 24-year-old still broke national records of 86kg in the snatch and 193kg in the total.
Also on Wednesday, canoeist Lai Kuan-chieh was eliminated in the quarter-final of the men’s canoe single 1,000m, clocking 3:58.79 to place fourth among the five in his group.
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Only the top two in each of the three groups advanced to the canoeing semi-finals.
Concluding his first Games, Lai, 27, said he hoped his journey would inspire others to pursue their dreams.
“I will keep going in the next four years. I must make it to the final at the Los Angeles Games,” Lai said.
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