Taiwan wins 1 gold, 2 bronze at Canada Para badminton tournament
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Taiwanese athletes bagged one gold and two bronze medals at the 2022 YONEX Canada Para Badminton International held in Ottawa from June 8 to 12.
Taiwanese badminton star Fang Jen-yu (方振宇) was the headliner, winning the men's singles SU5 gold medal.
In the final on June 12, the 23-year-old Fang beat top seed Meril Loquette of France 2-1 to grab his second international title after capturing his first career tournament victory at the 2022 Spanish Para-Badminton International on March 8.
Fang finished fourth in the men's singles SU5 event at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
In the men's singles SL4 category, Taiwanese shuttler Yeh En-chuan (葉恩銓) won two matches on the opening day to enter the semifinals, but was then topped by a German opponent to finish with a bronze medal.
Also, 15-year-old Wu Yu-yen (吳于嫣), who was making her first appearance in an international competition, took bronze in the women's singles SH6 category.
