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                 &lt;p&gt;To this day, international recognition of Taiwan is a fraught issue - with only a handful of countries affirming their claim of statehood. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Today, Matt's producer Adair tells him the strange saga of Taiwan's Olympic ambitions, including the tale of a Taiwanese man once called the greatest athlete in the world, and the potential plot to take him down.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow If You're Listening on the &lt;a href="https://radio.abc.net.au/help/apps"&gt;ABC Listen app&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Check out our series on YouTube: &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDTPrMoGHssAfgMMS3L5LpLNFMNp1U_Nq"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDTPrMoGHssAfgMMS3L5LpLNFMNp1U_Nq&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 
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To this day, international recognition of Taiwan is a fraught issue - with only a handful of countries affirming their claim of statehood. 

Today, Matt's producer Adair tells him the strange saga of Taiwan's Olympic ambitions, including the tale of a Taiwanese man once called the greatest athlete in the world, and the potential plot to take him down.

Follow If You're Listening on the ABC Listen app.

Check out our series on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDTPrMoGHssAfgMMS3L5LpLNFMNp1U_Nq

 

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Was Taiwan's Olympic champion sabotaged?

Was Taiwan's Olympic champion sabotaged?

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