The 1978 Taiwan Area Games opened at the Tainan Municipal Stadium on October 27 with more than 7,000 athletes from 20 counties and cities participating.
一年一度的區運會，今年十月底在台南市舉行，以參加人數之眾，比賽項目之繁看來，規模幾乎可以直比奧運會了。