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- Olympics scheduleAll times in EDT | Last updated on July 29, 2024Tue, July 306:24 amJudoMen -81 kg Elimination Round of 16Tue, July 306:24 amJudoWomen -63 kg QuarterfinalTue, July 306:30 amJudoMen -81 kg Quarterfinal
Yang Yung-wei (Chinese: 楊勇緯; pinyin: Yáng Yǒngwěi; Paiwan language: Drangadrang; born 28 September 1997) is a Taiwanese Paiwan judoka. He is the current silver Olympic medalist in the extra lightweight event . [2]
Jul 11, 2024 · Yang Yung-wei, born in 1997 and of the Paiwan indigenous tribe, is Taiwan's highest-ranking judoka. He ranked number 1 in the world in 2023. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Yang won a silver medal in the men's 60kg category, securing Taiwan's first-ever Olympic medal in judo.
Apr 1, 2022 · Yang Yung Wei: How Chinese Taipei's first-ever judo Olympic medallist became a social media star. The 24-year-old judoka saw his popularity skyrocket after winning silver at Tokyo 2020. Find out how he's dealing with the pressure of being world number one in the extra lightweight class.
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Jul 29, 2023 · TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan's judoka Yang Yung-wei (楊勇緯) on Saturday (July 29) took the silver medal in men's judo at the 31st FISU World University Games currently being held in Chengdu, China.
Jun 25, 2024 · TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan athlete Yang Yung-wei (楊勇緯) has secured his position as the number one seed in men’s 60 kg judo for the Paris Olympics. The International Judo Federation (IJF) confirmed that Yang Yung-wei, with a total score of 6,510 points, ranked first on the Olympic points list at 6,520, per UDN.
Sep 24, 2023 · TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwanese athlete Yang Yung-wei (楊勇緯) won the gold medal in the men’s 60 kg judo competition at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China on Sunday (Sept. 24). The gold medal marks the first gold for Taiwan’s contingent at this year’s Asian Games, and is also the 100th gold medal won by athletes ...
May 21, 2024 · Taiwan’s Yang Yung-wei (楊勇緯) achieved a new milestone Sunday by securing the best performance ever by a Taiwanese judoka at the World Judo Championships, finishing second in the men’s under-60- kilogram weight class.
Yang Yung Wei: "Judo makes me complete, without it I’ll have nothing". At Tokyo 2020 Yang Yung Wei became Chinese Taipei's first Olympic medallist in judo. In this exclusive interview the 25-year-old opens up on how the ...
Dec 1, 2022 · Yang is now back to compete in Tokyo for the first time since the Olympics for the penultimate event of the 2022 IJF World Tour, the Tokyo Grand Slam. He is one of the top-ranked judokas at the event, being the number one in the world in his category – the -60kg class.
