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. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the

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. It was also the nation's tenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics. Taiwan rewards their Olympic gold medalists with 20 million New Taiwan dollars (US $716,000) and additionally rewards their athletes who finish from second to seventh or eighth in their events with proportionate trickled down amounts.

Medalists

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Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Archery

Taiwanese archers qualified each for the men's and women's events by reaching the quarterfinal stage of their respective team recurves at the

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. The Taiwanese archery team for the Games, led by two-time Olympian

Tan Ya-ting Tan Ya-ting (; born 7 November 1993) is an archer who represents Chinese Taipei. She is a three-time Olympian, having participated at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics and the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. She has additionally competed in the World ...

and reigning world champion

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in the women's individual recurve, was announced on 16 January 2020, based on the results at the Olympic Team Trials. ;Men ;Women ;Mixed

Athletics

Taiwanese athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event), plus a female sprinter for Universality places: ;Track & road events ;Field events

Badminton

Chinese Taipei entered five badminton players for each of the following events into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF Race to Tokyo Rankings.

Boxing

Chinese Taipei entered four female boxers into the Olympic tournament. Reigning world bantamweight champion

Huang Hsiao-wen Huang Hsiao-wen (; born 31 August 1997) is a Taiwanese boxer. She won a medal at the 2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships. She is currently studying at Fu Jen Catholic University Fu Jen Catholic University (FJU, FJCU or Fu Jen; or ) ...

(women's flyweight), 2019 world bronze medalist

Lin Yu-ting Lin Yu-ting (; born 13 December 1995) is a Taiwanese boxer. She is from New Taipei City. She won a gold medal at the 2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships as a bantamweight, followed by a medal at the 2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Champ ...

(women's featherweight), Wu Shih-yi (women's lightweight), and Rio 2016 Olympian

Chen Nien-chin Chen Nien-chin (; born 10 May 1997) is a Taiwanese middleweight boxer. In 2016, she won a bronze medal at the world championships, but was eliminated in her first bout at the Rio Olympics. She is a native of Hualien County. Chen is of Taiwane ...

(women's welterweight) secured the spots on the Taiwanese squad by advancing to the semifinal match of their respective weight divisions at the 2020 Asia & Oceania Qualification Tournament in

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Canoeing

Slalom

Chinese Taipei entered one canoeist to compete in the women's K-1 class at the Games, as the International Canoe Federation accepted the nation's request to claim an unused berth from the 2020 Oceania Championships.

Cycling

Road

Chinese Taipei entered one rider each to compete in the men's Olympic road race, by finishing in the top two, not yet qualified, at the 2019 Asian Championships in

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Equestrian

Chinese Taipei entered one jumping rider into the Olympic competition by finishing in the top two, outside the group selection, of the individual FEI Olympic Rankings for Group G (South East Asia and Oceania).

Jumping

Golf

Chinese Taipei entered one male golfer and two female golfers into the Olympic tournament.

Gymnastics

Artistic

Chinese Taipei fielded a full team of five artistic gymnasts (four men and one woman) into the Olympic competition. The men's squad claimed one of the remaining nine spots in the team all-around at the 2019 World Championships in

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, making its first trip to the Games since

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. On the women's side, Ting Hua-tien received a spare berth from the apparatus events, as one of the twelve highest-ranked gymnasts, neither part of the team nor qualified directly through the all-around, at the same tournament. The men's team was announced on 6 June 2021. ;Men ;Team ;Individual ;Women

Judo

Chinese Taipei entered three judoka (one men and two women) into the Olympic tournament based on the International Judo Federation Olympics Individual Ranking.

Karate

Chinese Taipei entered two karateka into the inaugural Olympic tournament. 2018 world bronze medalist Wen Tzu-yun qualified directly for the women's kumite 55-kg category by finishing among the top four karateka at the end of the combined WKF Olympic Rankings. ;Kumite ;Kata

Rowing

Chinese Taipei qualified one boat in the women's single sculls for the Games by winning the bronze medal and securing the first of five berths available at the 2021 FISA Asia & Oceania Olympic Qualification Regatta in

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. Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Shooting

Taiwanese shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, and Asian Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by 31 May 2020.

Swimming

Taiwanese swimmers further achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):

Table tennis

Chinese Taipei entered six athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. The men's and women's teams secured their respective berths by advancing to the quarterfinal round of the 2020 World Olympic Qualification Event in Gondomar,

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, permitting a maximum of two starters to compete each in the men's and women's singles tournament. Moreover, an additional berth was awarded to the Taiwanese table tennis players competing in the inaugural mixed doubles by advancing to the semifinal stage of the 2019 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in

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. ;Men ;Women ;Mixed

Taekwondo

Chinese Taipei entered four athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Games.

Huang Yu-jen Huang Yu-Jen (, Lanborn 9 June 1997) is a Taiwanese taekwondo athlete. He is a current member of the Taiwanese taekwondo national team, and has won the silver medal at the 2017 World Taekwondo Championships The 2017 World ...

(men's 68 kg), Rio 2016 Olympian and 2015 world champion

Liu Wei-ting Liu Wei-ting (; born 6 January 1995) is a Taiwanese taekwondo athlete, born in Changhua County. He represented Taipei at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's 80 kg. He won a bronze medal at the 2014 Asian Taekwondo Champions ...

(men's 80 kg), reigning Asian Games gold medalist

Su Po-ya Su Po-ya (, born 17 September 1998) is a Taiwanese taekwondo practitioner. She represented Chinese Taipei at the 2018 Asian Games and claimed a gold medal in the women's 53kg bantamweight event. References External links * 1998 birth ...

(women's 49 kg), and Lo Chia-ling (women's 57 kg) secured the spots on the Taiwanese taekwondo squad with a top two finish each in their respective weight classes at the 2021 Asian Qualification Tournament in

Tennis

Weightlifting

Chinese Taipei weightlifters qualified for 7 quota places at the games, based on the Tokyo 2020 Rankings Qualification List of 20 June 2021. ;Men ;Women

References

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