Chinese Taipei could be the surprise team in the ASBC Asian Women’s Boxing Championships

Chinese Taipei could be a sensation in the upcoming ASBC Asian Confederation Women’s Boxing Championships which will be starting with its first competition day in Ho Chi Minh City on November 2. Their squad has got strong expectations to get medals in the event and their head coach is dreaming about gold in Ho Chi Minh City.
Chinese Taipei did a big breakthrough in 2016 when Chen Nien Chin achieved bronze medal in the Astana 2016 AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships and qualified for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Their current national team members are young but have got enough top results and experiences to write history in Ho Chi Minh City.
Chinese Taipei’s top women boxers claimed three gold medals in the Silesian Women’s Open Tournament which was their last preparation event before the start of the ASBC Asian Confederation Women’s Boxing Championships. All of their gold medallists from that Polish competition will be attending also in the ASBC Asian Confederation Women’s Boxing Championships in Ho Chi Minh City.
Chen Nien Chin achieved gold medal in the 2013 AIBA Women’s Junior World Boxing Championships in Albena, Bulgaria and took silver in the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games. Following her youth and junior successes she qualified for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games after her historical bronze medal in the Astana 2016 AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships. Chen is now 20 and could be one of the main favourite at the middleweight (75kg) in Ho Chi Minh City.
Lin Yu Ting was AIBA Women’s Youth World Champion in 2013 and since then she reached also top results in the elite age group. The 22-year-old boxer was in the Top8 in the Astana 2016 AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships and this time she will be competing in her new category at the bantamweight (54kg).
Huang Hsiao Wen achieved silver medal in the 2015 AIBA Women’s Youth World Boxing Championships in Taipei and the tall featherweight (57kg) talent is famous of her long distance tactics. Pin Meg Chieh returned to the national squad after a short break and their most experienced boxer is a secret favourite at the light flyweight (48kg). Pin has got virtuoso style of boxing and could be dangerous opponent for anyone in Ho Chi Minh City.
The team still contains 19-year-old Fong Shih Ni who will be competing at the flyweight (51kg), another teenage hopeful Wu Shih Yi (60kg) and Lin Lee Wei Hsien (64kg). They are relatively newcomers in the international level but all of them have got more than five years of experiences in our sport.