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Personal best for Paralympic debutant Tee and pilot Ang
Just four days before his Paralympic debut, tandem cyclist Steve Tee and his pilot Ang Kee Meng crashed during a routine warm-up session in training after their front tyre burst.While being carried off...
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YESTERDAY:SWIMMINGYip Pin Xiu (women's 100m backstroke - S2 final) - Finished 1st in 2:16.61Sophie Soon (women's 100m butterfly - S13 heats) - Finished 18th out of 18 in 1:28.61CYCLINGSteve Tee &...
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Powerlifter Aini finishes sixth, but happy with her technique
Singapore powerlifter Nur Aini Mohamad Yasli finished sixth out of nine competitors in the women's up to 45kg category in her Paralympic debut yesterday.The 29-year-old failed on her first attempt at...
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S'pore Paralympian Diroy Noordin breaks own national shot put record
As personal bests tumbled - six, including a world record, were set in the dramatic Tokyo 2020 Paralympics men's F40 shot put final - Singapore's Muhammad Diroy Noordin pitched a national record of...
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Archer Syahidah will reflect on early exit at Tokyo Paralympics
Archer Nur Syahidah Alim's second Paralympics campaign came to a disappointing end as she was knocked out in the 1/8 elimination round of the women's individual compound open at the Tokyo 2020...
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YESTERDAY:ARCHERY• Nur Syahidah Alim (women's individual compound open) - Lost140-136 to Turkey's Sevgi Yorulmaz in 1/8 elimination stageEQUESTRIAN• Laurentia Tan (dressage individual freestyle test -...
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Swimmer Toh Wei Soong happy for long-time rival
He had just broken his own national record, but a smiling Toh Wei Soong was in fact celebrating a fellow competitor's silver medal achievement in the S7 50m freestyle final at the Tokyo Paralympics...
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YESTERDAY:SWIMMINGToh Wei Soong(men's 50m freestyle - S7 final)- finished 7th out of 8 in national record of 28.65secCYCLINGSteve Tee and Ang Kee Meng(pilot)(men's B time trial, road)- Did not finish...
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Cherie Tan in US Women’s Open step-ladder finals
National bowler Cherie Tan has made the step-ladder finals of the US Women's Open in second place after four rounds of qualifying and three matchplay rounds.Her 11,998 total was just behind top seed...
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Narrow defeat for Cherie Tan in US Women’s Open final
Singapore bowler Cherie Tan came agonisingly close to the US Women's Open title on Tuesday, but fell just short after a 198-194 pinfall defeat by top-seeded American Josie Barnes in the final.Tan had...
View ArticleSophie Soon pleased with 4th placing in 100m breaststroke
Singapore swimmer Sophie Soon marked the end of her Paralympic debut with a fourth-place finish in the women's SB12 100m breaststroke final yesterday.The 24-year-old touched home in 1min 29.52sec at...
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YESTERDAY:SWIMMINGSophie Soon (women's 100m breaststroke SB12 final) - Finished 4th out of 7 in 1min 29.52secTODAY:SWIMMINGYip Pin Xiu (women's 50m backstroke S2) 9.40am - Heats, 6.01pm - Final**If...
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Singapore's Yip Pin Xiu wins second gold medal at Tokyo Paralympics
Singapore's Yip Pin Xiu has clinched her second gold medal of the Tokyo Paralympics, after she retained her women's S2 50m backstroke title in a season-best 1min 02.04sec on Thursday (Sept 2),...
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Paralympics: Yip Yip hooray as Pin Xiu claims 2nd gold
At the halfway mark, defending champion Yip Pin Xiu cast a glance at her Japanese rival Miyuki Yamada, who had a slight edge in their S2 50m backstroke final at the Tokyo Paralympics yesterday.But Yip...
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YESTERDAY:SWIMMINGYip Pin Xiu (women's 50m backstroke S2) - wins gold in season-best 1:02.04.TODAY:SWIMMINGToh Wei Soong (men's 50m butterfly S7) 8.47am - heats, 4.58pm - final**If athlete progresses...
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PM Lee commends Singapore Paralympians’ efforts at Tokyo 2020
As the Tokyo Paralympics drew to a close yesterday, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong paid tribute to Singapore's athletes in a Facebook post.Team Singapore's contingent of 10 had wrapped up their...
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President hails Singapore's Paralympians
President Halimah Yacob has urged Singapore's Paralympians to share their sporting journey and experiences with the community to inspire all Singaporeans to "believe in themselves and pursue their...
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Aloysius Yapp finishes 2nd at US Open
As Aloysius Yapp watched his opponent Carlo Biado pocket ball after ball and win rack after rack on Saturday night in Atlantic City, he thought about how fickle the sport of pool can be. But even if he...
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Singaporean pool player Aloysius Yapp 'unlocks' a new level
Singapore's top pool player Aloysius Yapp believes he has made a "real breakthrough" after capturing his first senior international-level title in the United States on Saturday.He beat Roberto Gomez of...
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Next generation of Singapore paddlers to the fore
A young group of paddlers aged 25 and under will represent Singapore at the Asian Table Tennis Championships in Doha, Qatar from today until next Tuesday.To prepare for life after the eventual...
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