Taipei, September 19, 2024: The Sports and Environment Committee of the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee organised a road running sustainability forum in Taichung on August 30.
The forum was held in conjunction with National Tsing-Hua University, National Cheng Kung University and the local road running community.
The event was first held in 2021 under the initiative of the road running community as the issue of climate change continues to gain attention. This year’s registration was bigger than ever, with seats filled in less than a week.
Wang Shuli, a well-known weather anchor, participated in the forum as a member of the CTOC Sports and Environment Committee. She spoke of her recent interview with Olympic gold medalists Lin Yuting (boxing) and Lee Yang (badminton) on the environmental sustainability of the Paris Olympics.
The athletes understand that environmental sustainability is a key issue of global development as the heat affects training and can lead to dehydration.
Experts from other countries were also invited to this forum, including Alexandra Criscuolo of the New York Road Runners and Claire Poole, founder of Sport Positive in the UK.
