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Do not fill this in! ===Sports=== {{Main|Sport in Taiwan}} {{See also|List of sporting events in Taiwan}} [[File:11.27 總統觀賞「2021中華職棒總冠軍賽首戰」.jpg|thumb|The [[Chinese Professional Baseball League]] (CPBL) is the top-tier professional baseball league in Taiwan.]] [[Baseball]] is commonly considered as Taiwan's [[national sport]] and is a popular spectator sport.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Hwang|first1=Dong-Jhy|last2=Chiu|first2=Wei-Cheng|date=October 2010|chapter=Sport and National Identity in Taiwan: Some Preliminary Thoughts|title=East Asian Sport Thoughts|volume=1|chapter-url=https://physical.ntsu.edu.tw/var/file/12/1012/img/451/V1-3.pdf|access-date=20 June 2022|archive-date=20 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620180556/https://physical.ntsu.edu.tw/var/file/12/1012/img/451/V1-3.pdf}}</ref> The men's team won top three medals across all levels of baseball in 2022, including the [[2021 U-12 Baseball World Cup|U-12]], [[2022 U-15 Baseball World Cup|U-15]], [[2022 U-18 Baseball World Cup|U-18]], [[2022 U-23 Baseball World Cup|U-23]], and [[2022 Baseball5 World Cup|Baseball5]] competitions, the only team to do so in baseball history.<ref>{{cite web |last1=藍 |first1=宗標 |title=五人制世界盃奪下季軍 各級中華隊都進前3創紀錄 |url=https://udn.com/news/story/7002/6761348 |website=聯合新聞網 |date=13 November 2022 |publisher=聯合線上公司 |language=zh}}</ref> Taiwan's [[Chinese Taipei national baseball team|men's baseball team]] and [[Chinese Taipei women's national baseball team|women's baseball team]] are world No.4 and world No.3 in the [[WBSC Rankings]] as of March 2023. Taiwan's [[Chinese Taipei national Baseball5 team|Baseball5 team]] reached world No.1 in August 2023. [[Professional baseball in Taiwan]] started with the founding of the [[Chinese Professional Baseball League]] (CPBL) in 1989.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2022/03/13/2003774679|title=Taiwan in Time: The beleaguered big league|work=Taipei Times|date=13 March 2022}}</ref> As of 2021, the CPBL has five teams, with average attendance around 4,000 per game.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.cpbl.com.tw/about/fans|title=About CPBL|website=CPBL|access-date=20 June 2022}}</ref> Some elite players signed with overseas professional teams in the [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) or the [[Nippon Professional Baseball]] (NPB). There have been sixteen [[List of Major League Baseball players from Taiwan|Taiwanese MLB players]] as of the 2022 MLB Season, including former pitchers [[Chien-Ming Wang]] and [[Wei-Yin Chen]]. As for variations of baseball, Taiwan also has a strong women's [[softball]] team. The [[Chinese Taipei women's national softball team]] is currently ranked no.3 in the world based on the WBSC Rankings. The team won bronze medal at the [[Softball at the 2022 World Games|2022 World Games]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Yen |first1=William |title=Taiwan women bag World Games softball bronze |date=14 July 2022 |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202207140006 |publisher=Focus Taiwan |access-date=1 January 2023}}</ref> [[Basketball]] is Taiwan's other major sport.<ref>{{cite news | first = Audrey | last = Wang | title = A Passion for Hoops | date = 1 June 2008 | work = The Taiwan Review | url = http://taiwanreview.nat.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=43967&CtNode=128 | access-date = 8 April 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120215062917/http://taiwanreview.nat.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=43967&CtNode=128 | archive-date = 15 February 2012}}</ref> The [[P. League+]] and [[T1 League]] are two Taiwan's professional basketball leagues.<ref>{{cite news|title=New league a fresh start for pro basketball|url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2021/02/14/2003752257|author1=Long Po-an|author2=William Yen |author3= Joseph Yeh|agency=Central News Agency|work=Taipei Times|date=14 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Kaohsiung Aquas drop Herobears in thrilling T1 opener|url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2021/11/29/2003768729|agency=Central News Agency|work=Taipei Times|date=29 November 2021}}</ref> A [[semi-professional sports|semi-professional]] [[Super Basketball League]] (SBL) has also been in play since 2003.<ref>{{cite news|title=SBL to tip off tomorrow for men's, women's teams|url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2023/01/06/2003792084|work=Taipei Times|date=6 January 2023}}</ref> Other team sports include [[volleyball]] and [[association football|football]]. Taiwan is also a major competitor in [[korfball]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Netherlands Retains World Youth Korfball Champion; Taiwan is on the Way to the World |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2008/11/08/idUS82890+08-Nov-2008+BW20081108 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203071126/https://www.reuters.com/article/2008/11/08/idUS82890%2B08-Nov-2008%2BBW20081108 |archive-date=3 February 2012 |agency=Reuters Newswire |date=8 November 2008 }}</ref> Taiwan participates in international sporting organizations and events under the name of "Chinese Taipei". Taiwan has hosted several [[multi-sport event]]s in the past, including the [[2009 World Games]] in Kaohsiung and the [[2009 Summer Deaflympics]] and [[2017 Summer Universiade]] in Taipei.<ref>{{cite news | first = Christie | last = Chen | title = UNIVERSIADE: Foreign athletes praise Taipei's efforts as host city | date = 30 August 2017 | work = Focus Taiwan | url = http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aftr/201708300026.aspx | archive-date = 25 May 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180525204459/http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aftr/201708300026.aspx }}</ref> Taipei and New Taipei City will hold the [[2025 Summer World Masters Games]].<ref>{{cite web |title=2025 New Taipei & New Taipei City World Masters Games welcome you: Sports program released |date=27 June 2022 |url=https://imga.ch/2022/06/27/taekwondo-aquatics-judo-and-karate-among-sports-to-make-2025-world-masters-games-programme/ |publisher=International Masters Games Association (IMGA) |access-date=1 January 2023}}</ref> Other major sporting events held by Taiwan on an annual basis include: * [[Taipei Marathon]] (marathon) * [[New Taipei City Wan Jin Shi Marathon]] (marathon) * [[Taipei Open (badminton)|Taipei Open]] (badminton) * [[U-12 Baseball World Cup]] (baseball) * [[William Jones Cup]] (basketball) * [[Tour de Taiwan]] (road bicycle racing) [[File:Tai Tzu-ying at 2022 Taipei Open.jpg|thumb|[[Tai Tzu-ying]] spent the most weeks as the world number 1 women's singles player in [[BWF World Ranking]].]] [[Taekwondo]] was introduced to Taiwan in 1966 for military training and has become a mature and successful [[combat sport]] in Taiwan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.taiwanpanorama.com/Articles/Details?Guid=f313175a-0948-4d91-bd9a-4f38f8ae8ab5&langId=3&CatId=10|title=Fighting Adversity:Taiwan's Taekwondo Community Looks to Innovate|website=Taiwan Panorama|date=April 2011|access-date=20 June 2022}}</ref> The first two Olympic gold medals won by Taiwanese athletes belong to the sport. In the [[Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Olympics]], [[Chen Shih-hsin]] and [[Chu Mu-yen]] won gold medals in the women's flyweight event and the men's flyweight event, respectively. Subsequent taekwondo competitors have strengthened Taiwan's taekwondo culture. There are many outstanding Taiwanese players at other individual sports, such as [[badminton]], [[tennis]], [[table tennis]], and [[golf]]. Taiwan's strength in badminton is demonstrated by [[Tai Tzu-ying]], who spent most weeks as world No. 1 women's singles player in [[BWF World Ranking]], and her compatriots in the [[BWF World Tour]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Goh |first1=ZK |title=Meet Tai Tzu-ying, Chinese Taipei's Badminton Star |url=https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/features/detail/tai-tzu-ying-chinese-taipei-badminton-star/ |website=Who is Tai Tzu-ying |publisher=Olympic Channel Services S.L. |access-date=29 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=BWF World Rankings |url=https://bwfbadminton.com/rankings/ |website=Rankings |publisher=Badminton World Federation |access-date=29 July 2020}}</ref> Taiwan also has a long history of strong international presence in table tennis. Five-time Olympian [[Chuang Chih-yuan]] made the most appearances at the Olympic Games among Taiwanese athletes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/statistics/participation|title=Participations by athlete|website=olympedia.org|access-date=20 June 2022}}</ref> [[Yani Tseng]] is the youngest golf player ever, male or female, to win five [[Women's major golf championships|major championships]] and was ranked number 1 in the [[Women's World Golf Rankings]] for 109 consecutive weeks from 2011 to 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=At Only 22, Tseng Wins Fifth Major|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/01/sports/golf/2011-womens-british-open-yani-tseng-wins-fifth-major.html|date=1 August 2011|agency=Associated Press|work=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Victorious Tseng takes No. 1 ranking|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2011/02/14/2003495832|date=14 February 2011|agency=Agence France-Presse|work=Taipei Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/9063564/stacy-lewis-wins-lpga-founders-cup-takes-world-no-1 |title=Stacy Lewis wins, now No. 1 in world |agency=Associated Press |date=17 March 2013 |work=ESPN }}</ref> In tennis, [[Hsieh Su-wei]] is the country's most successful female tennis player.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/310053/su-wei-hsieh#rankingshistory|title=Su-Wei Hsieh|website=wtatennis.com|access-date=21 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Hsieh & Peng: Co-Doubles No.1s |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/hsieh-peng-co-doubles-no1s|work=WTA |date=10 May 2014}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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