Lai Chu-en (; born 23 July 1996) is a Taiwanese

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. He competed in the men's lightweight competition at the

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. Lai was born in

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, and is of Paiwan ethnicity. His parents separated before he was born, leaving his mother to support him and his elder brother alone through her job as a nurse. He did not do well at school, and describes himself as having no direction in life until he decided to join the track team in middle school. He later took up boxing, and was admitted to the National Taiwan University of Physical Education and Sport.

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1996 births Living people Taiwanese male boxers Olympic boxers for Taiwan Boxers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Paiwan people Sportspeople from Pingtung County Boxers at the 2018 Asian Games Boxers at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Chinese Taipei Lightweight boxers 21st-century Taiwanese sportsmen Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Chinese Taipei Asian Games medalists in boxing Boxers at the 2024 Summer Olympics {{Taiwan-boxing-bio-stub