Young baseball players received at Presidential Office
Young baseball players received at Presidential Office
2024-09-09
On Monday morning, President Lai Ching-te received three junior baseball teams at the Presidential Office. The young athletes were from two public schools in Taoyuan, as well as the national junior baseball team. The president, who is a self-proclaimed baseball fan, took the occasion to commend the young baseball champions, and promised to do more for sports during his administration.
A young baseball player smiles before shaking hands with President Lai Ching-te, who wore the Taiwanese Olympic team’s uniform jacket for the occasion. The three players on stage represented three different teams that have all recently won international baseball games.
Lai Ching-te
President
To receive three teams that played for the country, whether as president or baseball fan, is an immense honor and very exciting.
The baseball team of Hsin Ming Junior High School in Taoyuan was the champion at the LLB Junior League Baseball this year; while Guishan Elementary School’s baseball team, also from Taoyuan, had won silver at the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The third player, representing the national team, had won bronze at the U-15 Baseball World Cup. Their success was commended by the president, who is a massive baseball fan himself.
Lai Ching-te
President
Each and every one of you young baseball players is Taiwan’s hero on the baseball field. The country shines because of you. I am a fan of the Uni-Lions. In fact I had bought a ticket to watch the first game of the CPBL.
Lai revealed that as a long-time baseball fan, he attended Taiwan’s very first professional baseball game back in 1990. In the past as the mayor of Tainan, and later as premier, he had always supported baseball. He said as president he’ll do the same.
Lai Ching-te
President
Now that I’m president, I’ll support baseball as president. We’re establishing a new ministry for sports and sports development, not only to promote sports among all citizens, but to develop the sports industry.
In addition to honoring the national champions, President Lai took the occasion to spotlight a new sports ministry in the works, which will aim to promote sports throughout the country.
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接見青少棒代表隊 賴總統肯定台灣小將為國爭光
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總統賴清德週一接見3支為國爭光的棒球隊伍，包括桃園市新民國中、龜山國小，以及U15國家代表隊。賴清德表示，國家因你們而閃閃發亮，更透露自己是資深球迷，現在擔任總統是"棒球總統"，要持續支持棒球運動，並推動全民體育。
看到總統賴清德就在眼前，棒球選手們忍不住嘴角上揚，但仍有些靦腆。3支棒球國家代表隊，年紀輕輕披戰袍出國比賽，總統賴清德也穿上奧運代表團制服，與他們相見歡。
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“一次迎接3支國家代表隊，不管是以總統的身分，或者是以棒球迷的角度，我都感覺到非常榮幸，也非常興奮。”
桃園市新明國中衛冕"世界次青少棒錦標賽"冠軍，龜山國小勇奪"威廉波特世界少棒錦標賽"亞軍。另外，U15國家代表隊也逆轉勝摘下季軍，讓賴清德大讚，在座的棒球少年們都是台灣英雄。
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“各位都是棒球少年，也都是棒球台灣英雄。國家因為你們而閃閃發亮。我是台南統一獅的球迷，其實職棒第一場比賽，我有買票進去看。”
賴清德透露自己是資深球迷，1990職棒元年還特別進場看球，在台南市長、行政院長任內，也非常支持棒球運動，現在則自許為"棒球總統"。
[[總統 賴清德]]
“我現在是總統，我就是棒球總統，支持棒球。我們已經要成立體育暨運動發展部，不僅僅是要推動全民體育而已，我們還要發展運動產業。”
賴清德肯定選手們為國爭光，也期盼全民一生至少有一個喜歡的運動，養成運動習慣，提升整體運動實力。
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