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To stop the rot, athletics has to start from the top
Much has been said recently of marathoner Soh Rui Yong and his reluctance to give part of his Multi-Million Dollar Award Programme (MAP) prize money to Singapore Athletics (SA).The parameters are well...
View ArticleFormer national swimmer Cheah appointed NTC assistant coach
The Singapore Swimming Association (SSA) announced the appointment of Marcus Cheah as the assistant coach of the National Training Centre (NTC) yesterday.Cheah, 29, is a former national swimmer who...
View ArticleSeow re-elected as fencing head
Incumbent Fencing Singapore (FS) president Juliana Seow has retained her position for the next two years, following last night's annual general meeting.Nine of 10 positions in the FS executive...
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Slingers get aid from Adelaide
The Singapore Slingers and Adelaide 36ers have embarked on a collaboration that could see a local cager play in Australia's top-tier basketball league in the future.After winning the Merlion Cup at the...
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Funding boost for Team Singapore athletes
After the SEA Games in August, national hurdler Dipna Lim-Prasad published a long, heartfelt post on social media on the difficulties athletes face in getting funds to excel in their sport here.She...
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Communication between NSAs and athletes is key
Sending a national athlete overseas for training or competition can be an expensive affair - items such as flights, accommodation and equipment can easily cost a five-figure sum.National sports...
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Marathoner Soh's peeve is with the SA secretariat, not chief Ho
At last night's Multi-Million Dollar Awards Programme (MAP) awards presentation for SEA Games athletes, marathoner Soh Rui Yong ran up to Singapore Athletics (SA) president Ho Mun Cheong to ask for a...
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Golden finish for Optimist sailor Daniel
He arrived in Hong Kong on Sept 24 to prepare for the Asian and Oceanian Optimist Championship, six days before the competition started, and "a few days" earlier than his teammates.Singapore sailor...
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Polo boys plot Asiad success
First, the foundational work, from fitness to technical skills and the blooding of youngsters.Then, regular, quality sparring partners in the new year, coupled with overseas training trips and...
View ArticleTeo 10th in New Delhi
Singapore shooter Teo Shun Xie finished last in the women's 10m air pistol event at the ISSF World Cup final in New Delhi, India, yesterday.She placed 10th among 10 competitors in the four-series...
View ArticleMix of youth and experience for Nations Cup netball tourney
Singapore's newly-appointed national netball coach Natalie Milicich has announced the team that will represent the Republic at the Mission Foods Nations Cup from Dec 3 to 9.Fresh face Siti...
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Milicich not getting carried away after first win
The Singapore netball team bounced back after two straight losses to clinch their first win at the Mission Foods Nations Cup, defeating Hong Kong 44-37 yesterday.Last night's victory was also Natalie...
View ArticleYap breaks a sweat then breaks world record
He was literally sweating to make weight.And when he did, Singapore teenager Matthew Yap broke two world records in the men's Under-66kg sub-junior division (14- to 18-year-olds) at the Asian Classic...
View ArticleSecond gold for para-swimmer Zhi Wei
National para-swimmer Wong Zhi Wei bagged his second gold medal at the Asean Youth Para Games (AYPG) in Dubai yesterday.The 15-year-old, who was born blind in his right eye and has 6/60 vision in his...
View ArticleSingapore awarded first SEA Games diving gold since 1973
Singapore's first regional diving gold since 1973 was confirmed yesterday after the SEA Games Federation (SEAGF) announced that the three athletes who failed doping tests at the 2017 SEA Games have...
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Swimmer Zhi Wei ends Asian Youth Para Games with three gold medals
Singapore para-swimmer Wong Zhi Wei clinched his third gold medal on the final day of the Asian Youth Para Games (AYPG) yesterday.The 15-year-old clocked a personal best of 1min 1.32sec in the 100m...
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Dream-chaser Cheyenne puts studies on ice
Nothing great comes without sacrifice, many athletes can attest to that.So in the name of short track, speed skater Cheyenne Goh made the decision to put her studies on hold to chase her sporting...
View ArticleSingapore clinch record Asian Youth Para Games medal haul
Team Singapore ended their Asian Youth Para Games campaign in Dubai with a record haul of 18 medals - five golds, six silvers and seven bronzes.Ten medals came from swimming, seven from athletics and...
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Singaporean teen fencer marks birthday with historic title
Amita Berthier turned 17 on Friday and gave herself the perfect birthday present a day later when she became the first Singaporean fencer to win a Junior World Cup title at the Havana leg in Cuba.In...
View ArticleCherie storms into Storm Cup finals
Singapore's Cherie Tan became one of four bowlers to reach the TV finals of the Storm Cup in Seoul, South Korea, after defeating local kegler Chae Jun Hee 224-189, 233-224, 242-224 to emerge from her...
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