Paris: Taiwanese gymnast Tseng Wei-sheng won a silver medal and Tang Chia-hung took bronze at the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) World Challenge Cup 2025 in Paris on Sunday. Tseng, 26, won his silver for the pommel horse with an average score of 13.916.

According to Focus Taiwan, in his first attempt, Tseng obtained a total score of 13.933 with a 5.200 score for degree of difficulty and an 8.733 for execution. His second attempt scored 5.200 for degree of difficulty and 8.700 for execution, totaling 13.900. Tseng's coach, Lin Yu-hsin, stated that the pommel horse is a test of mental focus and consistency, and Tseng has shown remarkable steadiness, even when competing against top athletes globally. Lin plans to continue working on Tseng's movements and stability, aiming for a medal at the Asian Games in Nagoya in 2026.

The FIG is organizing five World Challenge Cups in 2025, where athletes must compete in all five to qualify for annual rankings, with the three best performances considered. The Paris leg marked the fourth competition of the year, with Tseng having won two golds and two silvers so far. Lin expressed confidence that Tseng is "certain" to contend for the overall annual title.

On the same day, Tang secured the bronze medal in the men's horizontal bar with a total score of 14.366. Despite raising the difficulty level to 6.700, Tang lost his balance on landing, causing his hand to touch the ground and reducing his execution score to 7.666. Tang mentioned that he intended to try different movements and difficulty levels, deliberately increasing the difficulty of his finals routine.

Following the competition, Tang will return to Taiwan to prepare for the National Games in October and the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships starting Oct. 19 in Jakarta. Meanwhile, gymnast Hung Yuan-hsi advanced to the finals in men's parallel bars and ranked sixth with a score of 13.266. The fifth FIG World Challenge Cup will be held in Hungary from Sept. 26-28.