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Double Doubles Joy for Hee, who also lands winners' medal in Men's Doubles with Loh Kean Hean, to add to their Dutch Open Men's Doubles Crown Image via Czech Badminton Open 2021 24 October 2021, Brno, Czech Republic - Singapore badminton athletes Terry Hee and Tan Wei Han have been crowned champions of the Mixed Doubles competition at the Li-Ning Czech Open, after overcoming Lev Barinov and Anastasiia Boiarun of Russia in straight sets 21-18, 21-12. Terry Hee and Loh Kean Hean have also won the Men's Doubles Final in the same competition in a tense final, after coming from behind to win 13-21, 21-15, 21-15. Team Singapore's shuttlers have been on a roll in their tour of Europe this month, clinching back-to-back titles, with the Czech Open their third out of four stops in Europe. Mixed Doubles Win a Significant Milestone Hee and Tan's win adds to previous titles by Jaslyn Hooi (Women's Singles, Polish International 2021), Loh Kean Yew (Men's Singles, YONEX Dutch Open 2021), and Terry Hee / Loh Kean Hean (Men's Doubles, YONEX Dutch Open 2021). The duo landed their fifth joint title after overcoming Russian shuttlers Lev Barinov and Anastasiia Boiarun. This was their first joint title in five years, since their last victory at the Hungarian International in 2016. Hee and Tan had to overcome Malaysian pair Lim Tze Jian and Wong Kha Yan in the semi-finals, which they did in straight sets 21-13, 21-10 to book their spot in the finals. Image via Badminton World Federation Hee and Loh Men’s Doubles Champions In the Men’s Doubles, Terry Hee and Loh Kean Hean claimed their second Men's Doubles title in a row, following their championship title exactly a week ago at the YONEX Dutch Open 2021. The duo overcame Malaysian rivals Chia Wei Jie and Low Hang Yee of Malaysia 21-16, 21-19 to set up a mouth watering final clash against another Malaysian pair Man Wei Chong and Tee Kai Wun in the Li-Ning Czech Open show-piece. In a tense final, Hee and Loh fell 13-21 in the first set, but fought back strongly to win their next two sets 21-15, 21-15. Men’s Singles In the Men’s Singles, rising star Jason Teh showed promise making it to the semi-finals after defeating Sheng Xiao Dong 21-13, 21-16. Unfortunately, he narrowly missed out on the ticket to the finals after losing to sixth seeded Malaysian Ng Tze Yong 15-21, 14-21, who eventually went down to home favourite Jan Louda 21-16, 16-21, 25-27 in the Final. Women’s Singles Polish International Champion Jaslyn Hooi also took part in the tournament, making her way to the Quarter finals. She lost out to eighth seeded Indonesian shuttler Putri Kusma Wardani 18-21, 10-21. The completion of the Men's Doubles Finals event tonight would mark the end of the third pitstop of four tournaments for Singapore's shuttlers as they go on to compete at the Belgian Open this week 27-30 Oct 2021. #SportPlusSG #Badminton #CzechOpen2021 #TeamSingapore

Casio Singapore partners Football Association Singapore (FAS) for the upcoming AFF Suzuki Cup launching limited-edition Singapore Lions and G-SHOCK watch Image via Casio Singapore Singapore, 9 November 2021 - Casio Singapore and Football Association Singapore (FAS) have announced a partnership for the upcoming AFF Suzuki Cup that will take place from 5 December 2021 to 1 January 2022. To show their support for the Lions’ AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 campaign, Casio has released a limited-edition Singapore Lions and G-SHOCK watch that is based on the GBD-100-1A7 model and infused with a Singapore Lions-inspired motif in the traditional red and white. The watch will be worn by every member of the Singapore Men’s National Team and officials throughout the AFF Suzuki Cup campaign. Image via Casio Singapore Managing Director, Mr. Shigeru Watanabe and General Manager, Mr. Masakazu Sugawa from Casio Singapore visited the Jalan Besar Stadium to meet the FAS’ General Secretary, Mr Yazeen Buhari and National Team Head Coach, Mr Tatsuma Yoshida along with National Team Players, Shahdan Sulaiman and Gabriel Quak to unveil and present the Lions’ G-SHOCK watches before the team departed for their training camp in Dubai. According to FAS General Secretary, Mr Yazeen Buhari, the collaboration with the Japanese watch company is a good indication for Singapore's football scene as it shows that it is starting to gain positive momentum from local organisations within the country. He added: “We are grateful for the faith and support that Casio Singapore has demonstrated to our AFF Suzuki Cup campaign. Despite these difficult years caused by the pandemic, we have seen many organisations step forward to show such unprecedented support to the local football scene. This G-SHOCK watch collaboration with the Lions’ insignia will remind the National Team squad that they are playing for a country that stands unwaveringly behind them.” Image via Casio Singapore With hopes that this collaboration will drive the team to greater heights at the upcoming AFF Suzuki Cup 2021, Mr. Shigeru Watanabe, Managing Director of Casio Singapore added: “As my adopted country, I will be passionately cheering on the Lions in the upcoming AFF Suzuki Cup 2021. G-SHOCK stunned the world with a concept for toughness that defied conventional watchmaking logic. We trust that these limited edition pieces will in turn motivate our Lions to rise to the occasion, display a united toughness and stun the region in the AFF Suzuki Cup 2020. Casio Singapore is behind them all the way. Together, we are ONESTRONG!” Casio has always actively supported the development of various sports with its G-SHOCK brand. As the official timekeeper for the AFF Suzuki Cup 2020, Casio will be embarking on several marketing campaigns and events to help promote football in the ASEAN region. #SportPlusSG #CasioSG #FAS #SportsWatch #AFFSuzukiCup

Teenage starlet overcomes India's Ghorpade to land her first title on the 2021 WTT Youth Contender Tour Image via International Table Tennis Federation 7 November 2021, Szombathely, Hungary - There was more good news for Singapore table tennis as Zhou Jingyi landed the U17 Girls' Singles title at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Contender in Szombathely, Hungary. Zhou, who most recently claimed runners-up in the U19 Girls' Senec leg of the WTT Youth Contender series, followed up on her impressive performances by overcoming India's Yashaswini Deepak Ghorpade 3-1 (11-7, 8-11, 12-10, 11-9) in the final to claim her first title on this tour, and Singapore's fourth after Izaac Quek landed two WTT titles, and Ser Lin Qian won a Girls' U15 title over the past fortnight. Image via International Table Tennis Federation The victory for Zhou was made all the sweeter as Ghorpade had pipped her to the U17 Girls title in Slovakia last week. Ghorpade had also earlier defeated Singapore's Ser Lin Qian in the semi-finals over straight sets 3-0 to dash hopes of an all Singaporean final. The result meant that Ser finished joint third in this competition, to add to her runners-up finish in the U15 Girls' Singles compeition of the Senec leg of this competition. Image via Singapore Table Tennis Association Singapore's youth paddlers began their WTT Youth Star Contender series in Wladyslawowo in Poland (19-23 Oct), followed by Ligano, Italy before the current parallel legs held in Senec, Slovakia (1-7 Nov) and Szombathely, Hungary (1-7 Nov). Their overseas stint will be culminating at the ITTF World Youth Championships in Portugal (2-8 Dec). #SportPlusSG #TableTennis #WTTYouthContender #ZhouJingYi #SerLinQian

This New Dust-and Mud-Resistant Watch Uses Innovative Materials and Structure For a Smaller and Slimmer Profile Image via Casio Singapore 1 November 2021, Singapore - Casio G-SHOCK announced the newest addition to the Master of G line of G-SHOCK shock-resistant watches, which are designed to withstand the most extreme of conditions. The GWG-2000 is the latest addition to the MUDMASTER series of watches with a dust- and mud-resistant structure designed for use in dire land environments. Regardless of dirt, sand, mud, dust, or rubble, this is the watch that can overcome it all. The new MUDMASTER GWG-2000 is also the first ever G-SHOCK to be built with forged carbon, a special type of carbon fibre-reinforced resin that is lighter than and has tensile strength superior to stainless steel, making it strong, durable yet lightweight. This material is often used in aircraft and racing cars. At some angles, fine carbon particles kneaded into the resin can be seen on the surface, forming a unique black and grey pattern that is truly one of a kind. Image via Casio Singapore The watch also features newly developed Mud Resist buttons made from a slick combination of stainless steel button pipes and internal silicone buffer material which absorbs shock and promises even better dust and mud resistant performance. Inspired by professional gear, the band is textured in the style of the no-slip rubber grips seen on specialised vehicles and heavy machinery, and the buttons are knurled for better control, making for a highly functional, powerful tool. The GWG-2000 is available in three colours: stoic monochrome grey, military-look khaki, and sand beige. This watch will be available on https://gshock.casio.com/sg/ only for CASIO ID members and at all G-SHOCK stores from 3 November 2021. #SportPlusSG #ActiveWear #CasioSG #SportsWatch

All square at Jalan Besar Stadium in AFC U23 Asian Cup Qualifiers Group H Opener Image via Junpiter Futbol, Siaw Woon Chong 26 October 2021, Singapore - A late Jordan Emaviwe strike at Jalan Besar Stadium saved the Singapore U22s from an embarassing defeat to minows Timor Leste last night. The Lions kicked off their opening Group H game of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2022™ Qualifiers in front of a 1,000 home fans, and buoyed by the home support, got off a great start when Glenn Kweh put the home side in front. Match Highlights via Football Association of Singapore Kweh was quickest to react after goalkeeper Junilo Manuel Pereira spilled the ball, and in truth, it was a well deserved lead at that point. The Lions' joy was short lived however, as they were pegged back with two Timor Leste goals in quick succession towards the end of the first period. Match Turned on its Head Elias Joao Mesquita, got the final touch off a flick-on from a corner at point blank range, before he turned creator to set up Gali by putting him through on goal in a Timor Leste counter attack. Gali however, was shown a straight red card for using offensive language in his celebrations in front of the home fans, but even then, the Lions found themselves with much to do trailing 1-2 at the break. Image via Football Association of Singapore Profligate finishing in the second period saw the Lions failing to capitalise on the hatful of chances that were created however, and it was only till the dying embers of the match when Jordan Emaviwe volleyed home the equaliser that the Lions could heave a huge sigh of relief. Singapore will next face the Philippines, who currently sit bottom of Group H following a 0-3 reverse against favourites South Korea, but will fancy their chances against a Singapore side having gotten their toughest fixture out of the way. Image via Lions of Asia Instagram Group H Fixtures, Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2022™ Qualifiers 25 Oct: South Korea 3-0 Philipines 25 Oct: Singapore 2-2 Timor-Leste 28 Oct: Timor-Leste vs South Korea 28 Oct: Philippines vs Singapore 31 Oct: Timor-Leste vs Philippines 31 Oct: South Korea vs Singapore #SportPlusSG #Football #SingaporeFootball #AFCU23 #AsianCup2022

Dutch Open from 13-17 October the second pit stop of 4 tournaments for Team Singapore, and offers a prize money of USD 15,000 Image via Singapore Badminton Association 15 October 2021, Almere, Netherlands - Singapore's badminton athletes have made a great start to their YONEX Dutch Open 2021 campaign, maintaining a perfect record after two days of competition so far. Men's Singles Rising star Jason Teh, winner of the National Open Title in 2020, started off in the qualifiers on Wednesday, 13 October, but quickly found his way past his two opponents to book a spot in the main rounds. Teh overcame Mads Thogersen of Denmark 21-11,21-18 in the first Men's Singles Qualification Round before defeating causeway rival Ng Jun Yan from Malaysia 21-15, 21-5. The 21 year-old then defeated another Danish shuttler, Magnus Johannesen, in straight sets 21-18, 21-13 in Round 1 to book a place in Round 2 where he will come up against the tournament's top seed Lakshya Sen of India today. Sen won his Round 1 match against Portugal's Bernardo Atilano 21-12, 21-13. Image via SportSG Singapore badminton star Loh Kean Yew also featured in the Men's Singles later in the day, and got off to a start he can be satisfied with, coming out tops against Russian shuttler Vladimir Malkov, winning 21-14, 21-16 in Round 1. Loh will face Indonesian born Azerbaijani shuttler Ade Resky Dwicahyo today, who overcame Rahul Yadav Chittaboina of India 21-19, 21-19 in his first round match. Women's Singles In the Women's Singles, Jaslyn Hooi added another win under her belt coming off the back of her Polish International 2021 win a fortnight ago, a first senior title for the young shuttler. Hooi navigated a tricky first round encounter against Petra Polanc of Slovenia by winning 21-19, 21-16, and will next face fourth seeded Jordan Hart of Poland, who overcame Katerina Tomalova of Czech Republic 22-20, 21-11 in the opening round. File Photo: SportPlus.SG Mixed Doubles In the Mixed Doubles, eigth seeded Terry Hee and Tan Wei Han made a promising start to their campaign by defeating Denmark's Mads Vestergaard and Natasja P. Anthonisen 21-12 and 21-10 at the Topsport Centre in Almere. Hee and Tan will next face England's Max Flynn and Hope Warner in Round 2, with the duo having overcome Malaysia's Lim Tze Jian and Wong Kha Yan in the Opening Round. Men's Doubles Terry Hee was in action again in the Men's Doubles, as he teamed up with Loh Kean Hean against France's Samy Corvee and Yanis Gaudin. Hee and Loh came through unscathed, winning the two sets with identical scorelines 21-9, 21-9 to book a spot in Round 2 today against causeway rivals Ng Jun Yan and Wong Tien Ci of Malaysia. #SportPlusSG #Badminton #YONEXDutchOpen2021 #TeamSingapore

Singapore's table tennis young guns achieve satisfactory finish to match previous team achievement at Asian Championships Image via Singapore Table Tennis Association 2 October 2021, Doha, Qatar - Singapore's women paddlers followed up on their impressive showing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games with a bronze finish at the Asian Table Tennis Championships. Held in Doha, Qatar this year, the Asian Table Tennis Championships was a much needed competitive platform for many of Singapore's budding paddlers given the lack of competition owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Singapore Table Tennis Association made the decision to field younger players all aged under 25, allowing them to gain the experience and exposure that will come to good use in years to come. Led by world no. 61, Lin Ye, the Singapore women's team also saw the likes of Goi Rui Xuan (192nd), Wong Xin Ru (193rd), Zhang Wan Ling (412th) and the 16-year-old Zhou Jingyi. Image via Singapore Table Tennis Association Despite fresh faces in the line-up, the women’s team put up a commendable fight but eventually went down 3-0 against higher-ranked South Korea in the semi-finals on Thursday, 30 September, retaining their bronze medal from the last edition of the games held in 2019. National women's coach Hao Anlin acknowledged that while the younger players showed room for improvement in their play, it was a valuable opportunity for them to learn and grow. Meanwhile, the men’s team was led by SEA Games Men’s Singles Gold medalist, Koen Pang (160th), featuring Olympian, Clarence Chew (180th), Josh Chua (395th), Beh Kun Ting (420th) and Lucas Tan (682nd). The team achieved 6th overall, after going down 0-3 to team Iran. The teams went on to compete in the singles, doubles and mixed doubles events. In the women’s doubles quarter-finals represented by Lin and Wong, they managed to equalise with team Chinese Taipei in the second set bringing the game score to 1-1. However, the match came to a close with Chinese Taipei inching out with a final score of 3-1. In the men’s doubles quarter-finals represented by Chew and Beh, the duo was up against Team India. After a nail-biting sequence of plays, team India eventually took the win with a final score of 3-0. The tournament is set to finish on 5 October, Tuesday. #SingaporeTableTennis #TableTennis #AsianTableTennisChampionship2021 #TeamSingapore

Team Singapore netballers Miki Ng and Sindhu Nair share their experiences training through the Coronavirus Pandemic File Photo: SportPlus.SG Over the past year, the Coronavirus Pandemic has almost put a total stop to all team sports activities, from elite level through to social warriors. Just how are Team Singapore's netballers coping with training through this period, not knowing when their next competition is going to resume? We ask Sindhu Nair and Miki Ng. Sindhu Nair and Miki Ng recall their favourite moments representing Singapore before Covid-19 hit. Full feature is available on Singtel TV mio Sports channel and 1 Play Sports. What has been your favourite moment in representing singapore so far? Miki: I think that would have to be the Asian Youth Championships in 2019, there was this one game where we came up against a very strong opponent that was a do or die match. That was the game I saw the team come together and play as one, and it showed me how a team can come together and achieve so much together. File Photo: SportPlus.SG Sindhu: My most memorable Netball experience would be Nations Cup 2019. It that competition we played against a lot of difficult opponents but we managed to clinch second place. Covid-19 has had a significant impact on team sports - how has that impacted you as a Netball athlete over the past year? Miki: Netball was in the middle of a competition, and it had to be cancelled. International players had to be flown back because we weren't sure when airlines would be closed. After that there was a lot of uncertainty, and we had to adapt. We were allowed to come back for trainings after circuit breaker, but we had restrictions on number of players - so we had to focus a lot more on fundamentals and basics. But I guess it also helped a lot of us see Netball in a different light. File Photo: SportPlus.SG Sindhu: It has been very difficult for us, the last international competition we had was in 2019. During competition you are focusing a lot more on game play, so at this juncture, I am focusing more on improving my fitness, improving my strength so that I can be a better athlete for when competitions resume. #SportPlusSG #Netball

Badminton powerhouses' good starts halted as heightened alert notice leaves School Games suspended till further notice File Photo: SportPlus.sg A Division Girls Raffles Institution made a perfect start to their 2021 campaign as they looked to continue their dominance of the division and retain their title. They trounced ACJC 5-0 in the preliminary round, while 2019 runners-up Hwa Chong International edged out a closely fought contest 3-2 in their opener against Dunman High School. There were also wins for Nanyang JC (3-2 vs Eunoia College) and River Valley High (5-0 vs Tampines Meridian JC). A Division Boys ACS(I) who were runaway winners in 2019, carried on in the same vein with a very strong start, winning 5-0 against both their first opponents Eunoia JC and St Andrew's JC, to top the group after 2 games. 2019 Runners Up Nanyang JC are also off to a flawless start after 2 games to top their group, while other powerhouses RI and Hwa Chong JC also started off their campaigns with wins in their first matches. Match Highlights of A Division Girls Badminton match at Pasir Ris Sports Hall between Victoria JC and River Valley. Full match and credits belong to 1 Play Sports. Following the announcment of Phase 2 heightened alert on 14 May 2021, the National School Games were suspended till further notice - leaving a slightly disjointed picture in the Badminton National A division Girls and Boys draws as unfortunately, not all preliminary fixtures were completed before the suspension. Athlete interviews from the A Division Girls Badminton match at Pasir Ris Sports Hall between Victoria JC and River Valley. Full match and credits belong to 1 Play Sports. The 2019 girls’ reigning champions RI, sit second in group A, having played one fewer match (2) than SAJC (3) who are currently top of the group. The schools in the other groups have all played 2 matches each, and these are the schools on top as things stand: Group B — HCI; Group C — RVHS; Group D — NYJC. Despite not all matches being played yet, it’s quite a familiar scene for the boys, with all the 2019 semi-finalists — ACSI, NYJC, RI and HCI — finishing at the top of their respective groups. #SportPlusSG #Badminton #NationalSchoolGames

Singapore Slingers Basketballers in promotional shoot for Warner Bro's 'Space Jam' movie to be released in Singapore next week Image credit: Warner Bros. Singapore While the ASEAN Basketball League has yet to resume, Singapore's basketballers have not been idling around doing nothing. For the second time in recent months Delvin Goh, Xavier Alexander, Tay Ding Loon and company were involved in a basketball themed promotional shoot. Trading BOSS X Russell Athletics and pink basketballs for cartoons and bunnies, the Slingers were spotted in a behind-the-scenes promotional shoot with Foot Locker Singapore for the release of Warner Bros' upcoming movie - Space Jam: A New Legacy. Image credit: Warner Bros. Singapore Serving as a standalone sequel to Space Jam (1996), Space Jam: A New Legacy will be released in cinemas on 15 July 2021 in Singapore, and features LeBron James, Don Cheadle, as well as Looney Tunes characters such as Bugs Bunny and Lola Bunny. While we await the release of Warner Bros' latest blockbuster with great anticipation, it is great to see the Singapore Slingers' at their comical best and in high spirits in spite of the absence of elite basketball competition in 2021. Apart from regular trainings, many of the Singapore Slingers' players have made full use of the down time to explore second careers, with Delvin Goh recently sharing on his Instagram that he started a jewellery business and Thai chilli sauce business over this period, all while studying for exams to become a real estate agent. Image credit: Warner Bros. Singapore #SportPlusSG #Basketball #SpaceJam #SingaporeSlingers

23 Team Singapore athletes to compete across 11 sports at Tokyo Olympic Games Image credit: Team Singapore Facebook Still unfamiliar with the Team Singapore athletes who will be competing at this year's Tokyo Olympic Games? We take you through the full list of the 23-strong Singapore contingent who will be flying the Republic's flag from 23 July - 8 August 2021 in Tokyo. 1. ATHLETICS - SHANTI PEREIRA Image Credit: Instagram Athlete Veronica Shanti Pereira Date of birth 21 September 1996 (24 years) Event Athletics - Women's 200m Sprint Singapore sprint queen Veronica Shanti Pereira will be competing in the women's 200 metre dash in Tokyo, after qualifying by virtue of Universality Place (otherwise known as Wild Card), by being the highest ranked female athlete for her event. She is currently the national record holder for both the women's 100m and 200m sprint events, and made history in 2015 at the Southeast Asian Games when she became Singapore's first sprint SEA Games gold medallist in 42 years. This is her first Olympic Games, and she will be the sole representative for Track and Field. 2. BADMINTON - LOH KEAN YEW Image credit: Instagram Athlete Loh Kean Yew Date of birth 26 June 1997 (24 years) Event Badminton - Men's Singles Ranked 18th by Badminton World Federation in the Race to Tokyo Rankings, Singapore shuttler Loh Kean Yew is Singapore's current top men's badminton player. He will be making his Olympic debut in Tokyo, and is a multiple SEA Games medallist, having won silver in the Men's Singles at the 2019 SEA Games, as well as bronze in the team event in 2015, 2017 and 2019. He rose to prominence when he upset Chinese badminton legend and former World number one Lin Dan at the Thailand Masters Final in January 2019, and subsequently took three more silver medals across multiple BWF events in 2019. 3. BADMINTON - YEO JIA MIN Image credit: Instagram Athlete Yeo Jia Min Date of birth 1 February 1999 (22 years) Event Badminton - Women's Singles This is Singapore shuttler Yeo Jiamin's first Olympic Games. Previously ranked as World Junior No. 1 in the girls' singles event in June 2017, Jiamin's greatest achievement to date is winning the 2019 Hyderabad Open Women’s Singles title. She has also clinched two titles at the Badminton Asia U17 & U15 Junior Championships in Indonesia, and took bronze in the 2017 Asian Junior Championships, as well as being part of the team that clinched team bronze at the 2015, 2017 and 2019 SEA Games. Jiamin rose to international acclaim when she defeated then Japanese World No.1 Akane Yamaguchi at the BWF World Championships in August 2019. She is ranked 17th in BWF's Race To Tokyo rankings, and qualified for Tokyo 2020 by virtue of being among the top 38 players in the Olympics ranking list. 4. DIVING (AQUATICS) - JONATHAN CHAN Image credit: Instagram Athlete Jonathan Chan Fan Keng Date of birth 10 May 1997 (24 years) Event Diving - Men's 10m Platform Singapore diver Jonathan Chan will be competing in his first Olympic Games in Tokyo, after his score of 407.90 in the 10m platform final at the 2019 Asian Diving Cup in Kuala Lumpur in September 2019 saw him clinch his Olympic spot, pipping China's Wang Zewei and North Korean Ri Kwon Hyok to the gold medal in the process. Chan grew up doing gymnastics from the age of five, but switched to diving after, following in his sister Kimberly Chan's footsteps, who was also a former national diver. He has represented Singapore in the 2013 Asian Youth Games, 2014 Youth Olympic Games, and the 2015 and the 2017 SEA Games, clinching 3 bronze medals in the process. He also took gold at the 2018 FINA Diving Grand Prix held in Singapore. 5. DIVING (AQUATICS) - FREIDA LIM Image credit: SportSG Athlete Shen-Yan Freida Lim Date of birth 7 February 1998 (23 years) Event Diving - Women's 10m Platform Freida Lim is Singapore's first ever female diver to qualify for an Olympics. While the 23 year-old met the qualifying criteria at the FINA Diving World Cup in Tokyo when she finished 15th in a field of 18 competitors with a five-dive score of 272.35, she had to wait for official confirmation from FINA, which finally arrived on 23 June 2021, rubber stamping her spot at this summer's Olympiad. Lim is also a multiple SEA Games medal winner, bagging the bronze medal in her maiden SEA Games campaign in 2015 for the women's 10m platform final with a score of 251.70, and taking silver at the 2017 SEA Games in 10m platform, synchronised platform, mixed synchronise platform and mixed team. 6. EQUESTRIAN - CAROLINE CHEW Image credit: Twitter Athlete Caroline Rosanna Pei Jia Chew Date of birth 18 March 1994 (27 years) Event Equestrian - Individual Dressage Caroline Chew makes history as the first Singaporean Equestrian athlete to compete at an Olympic Games. Highlights of her career include the 2010 Youth Olympic Games held in Singapore, as well as the 2018 World Equestrian Games, and she is a multiple SEA Games medallist with two silvers and five bronzes across three SEA Games. Caroline has been competing on the European circuit for the past six years, and later on became the first Singaporean rider to compete at the Grand Prix level – the highest level of competition. To qualify for Tokyo, Caroline registered a personal best of 69.674 at the Dressage Grand Prix in Le Mans, France, surpassing the minimum requirement of 66 needed to qualify for the Games. 7. FENCING - AMITA BERTHIER Image credit: Instagram Athlete Amita Marie Nicolette Berthier Date of birth 15 December 2000 (20 years) Event Fencing - Women's Foil Amita Berthier is the first Singaporean fencer to earn a spot at an Olympic Games, with her 15-14 victory over Yana Alborova at the 2021 Asia-Oceania Olympic Qualification Tournament also making her the first female Singaporean fencer to ever qualify for the Olympics. The 20 year-old left-handed foil fencer is already a two-time SEA Games Gold Medallist in 2017 and 2019, and was previously ranked as World Junior No. 1 by FIE in 2019, a year that also saw her win the World Junior Foil Title at the Asian Junior and Cadet Fencing Championships in Amman, Jordan. She is a 2018 Asian Games Medallist after winning Team Bronze with Maxine Wong, Tatiana Wong and Melanie Huang in Jakarta, Indonesia. 8. FENCING - KIRIA TIKANAH Image credit: National University of Singapore Athlete Kiria Tikanah Abdul Rahman Date of birth 25 June 2000 (20 years) Event Fencing - Women's épée Kiria Tikanah is the first Singaporean épée fencer to qualify for an Olympic Games, and the second female Singaporean fencer to achieve the feat after Amita Berthier. Her qualification for the Tokyo Games comes just a day after Berthier's, winning her Asia-Oceania Olympic qualification tournament in Tashkent. She is the reigning SEA Games gold medallist for Women's épée after taking gold in 2019 in the Philippines, bringing back the republic's first gold medal in the event since 1989. The right handed épée fencer has been fencing since she was 8, and has been on the national team since the age of 13. 9. GYMNASTICS - TAN SZE EN Image credit: Singapore Gymnastics Athlete Tan Sze En Date of birth 19 October 2000 (20 years) Event Gymnastics - Individual All-Around Singaporean Gymnast Tan Sze En is the second gymnast to have qualified for an Olympic Games, after Lim Heem Wei (London 2012). Sze En turned in a great performance at the World Championships debut in Stuttgart Germany, finishing with an all-around score of 48.098, clinching a spot on the list of qualifiers for the Tokyo Games announced by International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) on 13 October 2019. The 20 year-old's feat is all the more impressive as she has had to undergo shoulder surgery in August 2018, following the 2018 Asian Games, among a spate of other injuries: a fractured heel (2017), a torn rotator cuff (2018), a partial tear of the lateral collateral ligament (2019), and three consecutive surgeries on her wrists in 2020. 10. ROWING - JOAN POH Image credit: The Victoria Project Athlete Poh Xue Hua Joan Date of birth 4 April 1991 (30 years) Event Rowing - Women's Single Sculls Singaporean Rower Joan Poh is the second Singapore Rower to qualify for an Olympic Games. Having placed 12th at the Asia and Oceania qualification regatta in Tokyo on 7 May 2021, she faced an anxious 20 day wait before the World Rowing Federation confirmed her spot at this summer's sporting spectacle. The 30 year-old, who works as a staff nurse at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, has also featured for Team Singapore at the 2018 Asian Games in Palembang, while she also represented Singapore at the Asian Games for dragonboat she in Guangzhou 2010, finishing fourth in the 250m and 500m events. Joan will be competing in the women's single sculls event, fulfilling a life-long dream as an Olympian. Singapore's first ever rower to have qualified for an Olympics is Saiyidah Aisyah, who featured at the 2016 Rio Olympics. 11. SAILING - RYAN LO Image credit: Instagram Athlete Ryan Lo Jun Han Date of birth 26 February 1997 (24 years) Event Sailing - Men's Laser Tokyo 2020 is Singapore sailor Ryan Lo's first ever Olympic Games, after he clinched his spot by winning the Men's Laser event at the Mussanah Open Championship on 8 April 2021. The 24 year-old is also a 2018 Asian Games bronze medallist. Lo placed 21st in last October's Laser Senior European Championships and Open European Trophy, and has spent much of his time training and competing in Europe over the past year. 12. SAILING - KIMBERLY LIM & CECILIA LOW Image credit: Facebook Athlete Kimberly Lim Min & Cecilia Low Rui Qi Event Sailing - Women's 49er FX Singapore sailors Kimberly Lim and Cecilia Low will be competing in the Women's 49er FX event. They finished 15th in the 49er FX skiff class with 198 points in the Hyundai 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships in Auckland in 2019 to qualify for this summer's Olympiad. Lim, 25, and Low, 29, have also won the Asian Games gold medal in 2018. The pair have set-up training camp in Portugal and have been been spending up to six months on end in Europe for the past few years in preparations for the Olympics. 13. SAILING - AMANDA NG Image credit: Instagram Athlete Amanda Ng Ling Kai Date of birth 3 May 1994 (27 years) Event Sailing - RS:X windsurfing The Tokyo Olympics is Amanda Ng's second Olympic campaign, having competed at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in the Women's 470 event, in which she placed 20th. Ng started sailing at the age of 7, following in the footsteps of her brother and father. In 2009, she switched to windsurfing so that she could gain more experience. She sailed in the 470 class at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games with Jovina Choo, and also competed at the 2018 Asian Games for RS:X windsurfing. 14. SHOOTING - ADELE TAN Image credit: Instagram Athlete Tan Qian Xiu Adele Date of birth 31 March 1999 (22 years) Event Shooting - Women's 10m air rifle Adele Tan emerged from a group of top shooters after a selection process that took into account four meets - the H&N Cup 2020 Munich and three internal shoots, the last of which took place at Safra Yishun on Saturday, to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She celebrated a gold medal in women's 10m air rifle event at the H&N Cup in 2020, in which she also set a new national record with 252.7 points. Tan won two bronze medals at the 2019 SEA Games in Philippines, for the women's 10m air rifle and mixed 10m air rifle events. 15. SWIMMING (AQUATICS) - JOSEPH SCHOOLING Image credit: Instagram Athlete Joseph Isaac Schooling Date of birth 16 June 1995 (26 years) Event(s) Men's 100m Butterfly, 100m Freestyle Needing no introduction Singapore's only Olympic Gold Medallist Joseph Isaac Schooling will be looking to defend his 100m Butterfly crown he so dramatically won at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, an event which saw him pip childhood idol Michael Phelps to the gold medal. Even then, he is starting this year's Olympiad as an outsider but his fearsome desire to win more than ever makes him a dangerous athlete to compete against, even if much of his fate is beyond his control. Schooling will also be competing in the men's 100m Freestyle event, and this is his third Olympic Games. 16. SWIMMING (AQUATICS) - QUAH TING WEN Image credit: Instagram Athlete Quah Ting Wen Date of birth 18 August 1992 (28 years) Event(s) Women's 50m and 100m Freestyle Swimmer Quah Ting Wen will be competing at her third Olympic Games in Tokyo after clinching a Universality Place set by FINA, by virtue of being the highest ranked Singapore athlete for the 50m and 100m Women's freestyle events. Her participation comes after her previous outings at the Rio 2016 Olympics and Beijing 2008 Olympics. The national swimmer made her international debut for Singapore at the 2005 SEA Games, and first made headlines at the 2009 Asian Youth Games when she clinched four gold medals and set three national records in all her individual events. Quah is also a multiple SEA Games gold medallist and has also competed in two Asian Games and a Commonwealth Games. 17. SWIMMING (AQUATICS) - QUAH ZHENG WEN Image credit: Instagram Athlete Quah Zheng Wen Date of birth 29 September 1996 (24 years) Event(s) Men's 100m & 200m Butterfly, 100m Backstroke Swimmer Quah Zheng Wen is a two-time Olympian. He has competed in five events at the 2012 London Olympic Games and 2016 Rio Olympic Games. He made history as Singapore’s first male swimmer to qualify for an Olympic semi-final at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, and finished 15th (100m Butterfly) and 10th (200m Butterfly) respectively in his last Olympics outing. Quah was named Most Valuable Male Athlete at the 2019 SEA Games in the Philippines, and is a backstroke specialist who currently holds no fewer than seven national records, four of which are for individual events. 18. SWIMMING (OPEN WATER) - CHANTAL LIEW Image credit: National University of Singapore Athlete Chantal Liew Date of birth 9 August 1998 (22 years) Event(s) Swimming - Women's Open Water Chantal Liew is the first Singaporean Open Water swimmer to ever qualify for an Olympic Games. Having set herself a target of retiring after the Olympics this year, she was just a swim away from retirement, but met the qualifying mark to secure a spot at the Tokyo Games. Liew finished 29th in the 10k race in Setubal, Portugal, and the 22-year-old was selected as part of the continental quota as the highest Asian finisher behind two Japanese swimmers of Yumi Kida (12th) and Minami Niikura (19th). Liew is also the first Singaporean woman to win an open water swimming medal at the SEA Games when she clinched silver at the 2017 SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur, with a personal best of 2:21:30 in the women's 10 km open water swim. 19. TABLE TENNIS - CLARENCE CHEW Image credit: Instagram Athlete Clarence Chew Zhe Yu Date of birth 27 December 1995 (25 years) Event(s) Table Tennis - Men's Singles Clarence Chew made history when he became the first Singaporean born male to qualify for an Olympic Games Table Tennis Men's Singles event. The 25-year old 2015 SEA Games Gold Medallist and 2019 SEA Games Silver Medallist overcame fellow Singaporean and teammate Koen Pang in the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament in Doha on 20 March 2021. 20. TABLE TENNIS - FENG TIANWEI Image credit: SportSG Athlete Feng Tianwei Date of birth 31 August 1986 (35 years) Event(s) Table Tennis - Women's Singles, Women's Team Feng Tianwei is a multiple medal Olympian who has represented Singapore at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, 2012 London Olympics, and 2016 Rio Olympics. Feng made history on 15 August 2008, when she teamed up with Li Jiawei and Wang Yuegu to reach the Olympic Finals after defeating South Korea 3–2 in the semifinals for the women's team event. The team lost to China in the final, but secured silver, Singapore's first Olympic medal in 48 years and its first as an independent nation. Feng made history again in 2010, when she was part of the team that upset reigning world champions China 3–1 in the Liebherr World Team Table Tennis Championships in Moscow, to crown Singapore as world champions for the first time. 21. TABLE TENNIS - YU MENGYU Image credit: Singapore Table Tennis Association Athlete Yu Mengyu Date of birth 18 August 1989 (32 years) Event(s) Table Tennis - Women's Singles, Women's Team Singapore paddler Yu Mengyu is a multiple medal winner, with her greatest achievement coming in the historic win in the Women's Team event at the 2010 Team Table Tennis Championships in Moscow, Russia. Yu has also represented Singapore at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics (Women's Team and Singles events), and is a multiple silver and bronze medallist at numerous editions of the World Championships, World Cup, Asian Championships, and Asian Games. She is also a multiple Gold medallist at the Commonwealth Games and SEA Games. 22. TABLE TENNIS - LIN YE Image credit: Singapore Table Tennis Association Athlete Lin Ye Date of birth 1 February 1996 (25 years) Event(s) Table Tennis - Women's Singles, Women's Team Lin Ye is probably most remembered for her 2015 SEA Games gold medal win when she partnered Zhou Yihan to defeat top seed Feng Tianwei and Yu Mengyu 4–3 to clinch the Women Doubles title. Later that year, Lin also won the U21 Women's Singles Title in Lisbon, Portugal when she defeated Hamamoto Yui of Japan in the ITTF World Tour Grand Finals. She has represented Singapore at the Asian Games and Commonwealth Games level, taking bronze at the 2014 Incheon Games, and winning team gold and individual bronze for Glasgow 2014. #SportPlusSG #TeamSingapore #Tokyo2020 #OlympicGames

Gregory Foo leads a field of 16 men and two women professionals who will compete for the total prize money of S$10,600 Image credit: SPORTFIVE The new Singapore Pro Series Invitational presented by FTAG will resume at the Sentosa Golf Club (SGC) from 30 June to 1 July, after being put on hold for over a month as Singapore re-entered Phase 2 Heightened Alert between 16 May and 20 June 2021 to curb the spread of the Covid-19 virus following a spike in community cases. Singapore Golf Association (SGA) launched the series with the first of eight legs in March, before the suspension of the competition was suspended after completing two instalments. The third leg will now take place at Sentosa Golf Club’s Serapong Course next week, with the event previously scheduled for end of May. Team Singapore's Gregory Foo, winner of the second leg in April, currently leads a field of 16 men and two women professionals who will compete for a total prize money of S$10,600. Six leading amateurs, including another two women, have also been invited to tee up alongside the professionals. Speaking ahead of his return to competition, Foo, who currently heads the Series’ professional leaderboard ahead of Choo Tze Huang, said: “Being able to play competitive golf again means a lot to me as it’s going to benefit my game and help me stay sharp." The 27 year-old added: "It will certainly serve as good preparation for any opportunities that may come my way later in the year to compete overseas." Image credit: SPORTFIVE The tournament has been a boon for local golfers, as many have had to put off plans to compete overseas this year, particularly to the United States and Japan, and will be relying on the tournament to keep them competition-ready once travel restrictions are eased. His sentiments were shared by Koh Dengshan, who sits seventh in the leaderboard: “Playing in the Series has kept me in a competitive environment. This will definitely help prepare my game and mental fitness for qualifying school for overseas tournaments when slots open up, hopefully in the coming months.” Singapore Golf coach Matt Ballard believes tournaments like this will provide valuable lessons for his national squad, and help motivate them to raise their game to new heights. With there being very few high-level tournaments over the Covid period, it is an invaluable opportunity for the athletes. Said Ballard: “For an elite amateur golfer, the best way to improve is to learn and compare your game to the professionals. The Series will expose our national players to the traits, demeanour, skills and approach of the professionals. Ultimately, it is about how they execute their golf under pressure.” Among the professionals to look out for in the third leg at Serapong are Abdul Hadi and Mitchell Slorach, winners of the Peacock Cup (a new monthly competition held on 11 March for SGC professionals), Amanda Tan, Jesse Yap, Koh Dengshan, and Koh Sock Hwee as Sentosa Golf Club is their home turf. Leg 4, a four-day tournament from 13 to 16 July, will be held at Tanah Merah Country Club in conjunction with the Singapore Open Amateur Championship. #SportPlusSG #Golf #TeamSingapore