Taiwan Depository & Clearing Corporation

The 4th TDCC Cup Archery Friendship Tournament, hosted by Taiwan Depository & Clearing Corporation (TDCC), was enthusiastically held on July 5 at Szu Chen Junior High School in Taichung City. This year’s competition gathered talented archers from eight elementary and junior high schools across Taiwan. Through an intense day of competition, participants demonstrated their unlimited potential and fighting spirit, injecting new energy into grassroots archery development.

In the intense individual, team, and mixed doubles events, all competitors from each school gave their best, showcasing their skills and confidence while aiming steadfastly at their dreams. After a full day of fierce competition, the results were announced: In the junior high school team events, Fuli Junior High School in Hsinchu claimed the championship titles in the boys’ team, girls’ team, and mixed doubles categories. In the elementary school team events, Jian Ching Elementary School in Hualien took the boys’ team championship, Hsiang Shan primary School in Hsinchu secured the girls’ team title, and Dong Ao Elementary School in Yilan won the mixed doubles gold.

Archery is a sport that requires high concentration and stability, and has long been one of Taiwan’s key medal-winning disciplines in international competitions. The Chinese Taipei Archery Team also performed outstandingly at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Recently, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that compound bow archery, in mixed team format, will be officially included in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games, increasing the total number of archery medal events to six.

Chairman Bing-Huei Lin of TDCC praised the tournament and emphasized that hosting the archery friendship tournament aims to raise public awareness of archery, promote health and the spirit of teamwork, and cultivate more outstanding grassroots athletes to help elevate the international performance of the Chinese Taipei Archery Team.

TDCC has long been committed to ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) initiatives by actively supporting disadvantaged groups and social welfare organizations, as well as promoting the development of sports and arts. Furthermore, sustainable investment remains a top priority in its capital management, with earnings being continuously donated to public welfare. Since 2016, TDCC has been supporting archery training and equipment for eight elementary and junior high schools, including Ren He Junior High School in Taoyuan, Szu Chen Junior High School in Taichung, Fong Si Junior High School in Kaohsiung, Fuli Junior High School in Hsinchu, Ji An Elementary School and Jian Ching Elementary School in Hualien, Hsiang Shan primary School in Hsinchu, and Dong Ao Elementary School in Yilan. Through regularly held friendship tournaments, children from underprivileged and rural areas gain valuable competition experience and courageously pursue their dreams.