Taiwan Men's Badminton Duo Make Olympic History With Second Gold

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Team Taiwan has won its first gold at the Paris Olympics. Badminton men's doubles duo Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin have successfully defended their Tokyo 2020 Olympic title, making history in the process.

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00:00Taiwan has struck gold at the Paris Olympics.

00:03Defending badminton's men's doubles gold medalists Li Yang and Wang Qilin

00:08have successfully defended their title by beating Chinese duo Liang Weikeng

00:13and Wang Chang in the gold medal match.

00:15They are the first badminton men's duo in Olympic history to defend their gold.

00:30Li and Wang beat their opponents in three sets in an intense match that lasted over

00:50an hour.

00:51The duo rode an incredible hot streak through Paris, winning seven matches in a row on their

00:56way to the gold medal.

01:18Plenty of Taiwanese fans showed up to cheer Li and Wang on.

01:22Among them was Wang's uncle who came all the way from England to support his nephew.

01:38Paris may very well be Li and Wang's last Olympics together.

01:42Li has previously said that he plans on retiring at the end of this year.

02:02Li and Wang's win isn't the only victory Taiwan is celebrating today.

02:06Boxer Lin Yuting successfully beat Bulgarian boxer Svetlana Staneva in the 57-kilogram

02:11category to move on to the semifinals, which guarantees her a bronze medal.

02:28Lin's next matchup is on Wednesday here in Paris.

02:31She's been progressing through the Olympics amid questions about her gender eligibility

02:36Questions that the International Olympic Committee and Taiwan's government have both

02:40dismissed.

02:41Taiwan's current official medal tally at the Paris Olympics so far sits at one gold

02:46and two bronze.

02:47Howard Zhang, Leon Lin, and Leslie Liao in Paris, France for Taiwan Plus.

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