As per President William Lai’s (賴清德) instruction, the military would today dispatch F-16V jets to welcome the last batch of Taiwanese athletes returning to Taiwan from the Paris Olympics.
A victory parade is also to be held in Taipei on Friday to celebrate their achievements, the Presidential Office said yesterday.
Team Taiwan won two golds and five bronze medals in Paris.
Photo: AFP
Taiwan’s performance at the Games resulted in it ranking 35 out of the 206 teams competing.
Team Taiwan took part in 16 contests this year, and was comprised of 60 athletes, including 23 who made their Olympic debuts.
The Olympic delegation is slated to meet with Lai on Friday, before joining a party themed “Our Heroes! Team Taiwan” and a parade titled “Heroes of Taiwan,” which would be broadcast live, the Presidential Office said.
The parade is scheduled to leave from the Presidential Office Building at 3pm, passing through Sec. 1, Chongqing S Road, Xiangyang Road and the “Hero Valley” on Guanqian Road.
It is to stop at the intersection of Zhongxiao W Road and Zhongshan S Road, it said.
Further details on the parade and traffic controls have yet to be confirmed, with the complete arrangements to be announced within the next few days, the office said.
Road users should pay attention to news updates and would have to cooperate with traffic control authorities on the day of the parade, it added.
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