Taiwan's sports minister Lee Yang was briefly turned away from the athletes' village flag-raising ceremony at the Nagoya Asian Games, a fresh sign of pressure on Taiwan's international standing.

• Lee Yang, leading Taiwan's delegation, was initially refused entry to the ceremony on Friday.
• After an hour of negotiations, the ceremony restarted and Lee entered with the team and stayed for the whole event.
• Taipei mayor Chiang Wan-an said he opposes and condemns any move to squeeze Taiwan's international space or limit its participation abroad.
• Chiang made the remarks while campaigning in Taipei and Kaohsiung ahead of local elections, trading jabs with rivals from the ruling DPP.

Outlook: Expect Taiwan's status at international sporting events to stay a flashpoint, with both major parties using such incidents to rally voters before the local elections.