The pan-Blue camp has seen some criticisms for celebrating recent sports wins by Taiwanese athletes at the World Baseball Classic qualifiers earlier this month. Namely, this occurs even as the KMT and TPP have sought to cut government spending–even when this affects funds for athletes...
Controversy has broken out regarding the Tokyo Olympics, primarily revolving around the accommodations for Taiwan’s athletes competing in the Olympics. Indeed, much of the controversy hinges around matters of national pride about athletes who represent Taiwan on the international stage. At the same time, the deeper roots of the controversy are rooted in the legacy of authoritarianism in Taiwan, particularly regarding kickbacks for government officials with ties to the KMT party-state and a deeply-rooted culture of abuse in Taiwanese sports...
Anger has broken out from Taiwanese activists over the detention and questioning of sporting reform association Fair Game! TAIWAN! member Zhang Youxuan by police at the behest of the Chinese Taipei Volleyball Association...
Controversy over sporting associations in Taiwan continues, with accusations in the past month that sporting associations have taken steps to try and block pushes for reform from Taiwanese activists and members of civil society. This has been through raising the costs for joining sporting associations and a sudden influx of thousands of applications shortly before the deadline, of which many are thought to be fake...
A controversy has broken out following an online video released by college athlete Mitzi Ting, a senior at the National Taiwan University School of Business Administration and a competitive swimmer, regarding the selection process for participants in the Taipei Summer Universiade...
