Taiwan’s national flag anthem plays during badminton medal ceremony in historic Tokyo Games moment
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Taiwan’s national flag anthem was played during the awarding ceremony for badminton at the Tokyo Games on Saturday in what may be considered a historic moment for both Taiwan and the Olympics.
The national flag anthem: The song, which dates back to the 1930s, blasted through the stadium’s speakers as Taiwanese duo Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin watched the Chinese Taipei Olympic flag rise in the medal ceremony, according to Taiwan News.
Lee and Wang bested China’s third-seeded duo Liu Yuchen and Li Junhui at the grand finals of men’s double in just 34 minutes.