Lee Yang

Lee Yang

athleteMaleb. 19930.0Global Dominance: 0.00%

Lee Yang is a former Taiwanese badminton player who gained prominence as a men's doubles competitor. He was part of the successful duo that won a gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and has been recognized for his contributions to Taiwanese badminton. After his retirement, he left a significant impact on the sport, paving the way for new partnerships and talents in the badminton community.

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Cho was spotted at the Tokyo Dome with Minister of Sports Lee Yang.

Premier Cho makes surprise visit to Japan for WBC
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-03-07
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Minister of Sports Lee Yang, Olympic gold medalist, demonstrates simple exercises that can be done at home.

President, sports minister offer post-holiday exercises
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-02-21
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Lee Yang is the Minister of Sports who posed with Taiwanese athletes at an Olympic flag presentation ceremony.

Record 10 Taiwanese qualify for Winter Games
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-01-23
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Minister of Sports Lee Yang said the Sports Points program expansion would allow Taiwanese of all ages to participate in the lottery instead of only young people.

Sports, culture and Hakka point programs expanded
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-01-22
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Lee Yang, who has hung up his racket and is now minister of sport, paired up with Wang Chi-ling to win back-to-back Olympic men's doubles gold medals in 2021 and last year.

Badminton nearly doubles in popularity over a decade
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-12-23
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Minister of Sports Lee Yang attended the mountain cleanup hike.

Water monitoring stations set up on Tamsui River
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-11-29
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Lee Yang is Wang Chi-lin's former partner with whom he won back-to-back Olympic gold medals.

Taiwan’s Wang, Chiu clinch doubles title
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-11-04
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Lee Yang was named the new sports minister.

SPEAK UP: Olympic gold medalist Lee Yang named new sports minister (2/2) 奧運雙金李洋新任運動部長(下)
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-09-19
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Lee Yang was appointed minister of sports after winning gold in badminton at the Tokyo and Paris Olympics.

SPEAK UP: Olympic gold medalist Lee Yang named new sports minister (1/2) 奧運雙金李洋新任運動部長(上)
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-09-18
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Minister of Sports Lee Yang pledged full support for Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting.

Minister of sports pledges to support boxer Lin Yu-ting
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-09-15
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Minister of Sports Lee Yang said that the ministry would continue to enhance sports diplomacy and support women participating in international sports events.

Legislative committee signs declaration on women’s sports
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-09-15
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Minister of Sports Lee Yang attended his first Cabinet meeting to discuss expanding eligibility for sports vouchers.

Sports ministry plans vouchers - Taipei Times
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-09-11
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Taiwan's first sports minister, Olympic gold medalist Lee Yang, marked his first day in office yesterday by jogging for 30 minutes around the Ministry of Sports building.

Sports minister Lee Yang promotes 30 minutes of daily exercise on first day
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-09-11
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Retired badminton champion Lee Yang took office as the nation’s first minister of sports.

Sports ministry, headed by Lee Yang, launched
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-09-09
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Lee Yang is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and retired Taiwanese badminton superstar who has been appointed as the minister of sports.

Ministry of Sports officially established with Lee Yang as minister
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-09-09
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Minister-designate Lee Yang should make sure training models are revamped to reduce the physical and mental trauma that athletes face.

Athletes’ rights need work: group
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-09-06
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Two-time badminton Olympic champion Lee Yang would be inaugurated on Sept. 9 during the ministry’s launch.

Cho introduces new Cabinet officials
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-08-28
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Lee Yang pledged to do his utmost to make Taiwanese sports stronger as the new minister of the Ministry of Sports.

Olympic gold medalist pledges to boost Taiwan sports as new minister
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-08-27
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Two-time Olympic badminton champion Lee Yang is expected to become the nation’s first-ever minister of sports when the new ministry opens on Sept. 9.

Policy expert heads economic portfolio
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-08-27
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Lee Yang is the Olympic badminton champion who will head the Ministry of Sports.

Executive Yuan confirms new Cabinet
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-08-27
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Two-time Olympic badminton champion Lee Yang is rumored to be named the nation’s first-ever minister of sports.

Sources say 15 ministers to change in reshuffle
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-08-27
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Lee Yang has reportedly been tapped to lead the new ministry of sport in Taiwan.

Olympic champion reportedly to lead new sports ministry
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-08-21
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Wang Chi-lin partnered with Chiu Hsiang-chieh after the retirement of his teammate Lee Yang.

Taiwanese duos triumph in Taipei Open badminton
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-05-11
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