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Singapore running YouTuber Runner Kao shares useful tips for regular runners on how to keep safe while working out Image Credit: Runner Kao YouTube Running in the park has not quite been the same over the past year thanks to Mr Corona, and while running to keep fit and to stay healthy is one of the favourite past times for many runners, it is vital that we keep in mind a few things to ensure that public health safety is not compromised. Here, online running personality, YouTuber and TikToker Runner Kao shares eight useful tips for runners, whether you are running in the park, the stadium or other public places. 1. Try to Run Alone or with Household Members While the latest Safe Management Measures (SMM) allow for up to groups of 5 for outdoor exercises without mask, Runner Kao encourages even smaller groups where possible to reduce the risk of intermingling and spread 2. Maintain a 10 metre Safety Distance from Other Park Goers While there is some evidence that droplet and aerosolized spread of coronavirus can be spread more than the recommended 6 feet, most experts still agree that the likelihood of transmission of the virus while running outside is very low. That being said, it is good advice to avoid running too close to other members of public, out of consideration for others, as well as to protect yourself. 3. Alert Park Goers or Road Users when Crossing or Overtaking This is generally good etiquette for runners regardless of where you may be running at. Not everyone has good spatial awareness, and sometimes you may even encounter small groups talking while enjoying a stroll. Alerting pedestrians and cyclists of your next intended move or change in direction will help avoid any unnecessary accidents. 4. Avoid Running Side by Side with Fellow Runners In cases where you are not running alone, you should avoid running side by side with your running buddy and chatting. This reduces the risk of transmission from a public health perspective, and also avoids road hogging for certain narrow two direction roads or routes, such as MacRitchie Reservoir. Image Credit: Runner Kao YouTube 5. Bring Along a Towel to Wipe Off Sweat As with other recommendations on the practices of good hygiene such as washing your hands regularly; wiping off your sweat during and after exercise is a considerate act, and one that is good to upkeep 6. Avoid Contact with Public Surfaces Numerous studies around the world have shown that a high percentage of infections has been caused by the touching of faces after a person's hands have been in contact with public surfaces such as lift / elevator buttons, cash, hand rails. As such even while running it is good practise to keep your hands to yourself! Image Credit: Runner Kao YouTube 7. Have Ample Hydration Before, During and After a Run Most people who workout regularly will know of the importance of hydration - before, during and after a run, to replace lost fluids. But for those who find it challenging to stay hydrated on longer runs, adding in some extra electrolytes as part of your hydration strategy is a useful tip! 8. Remember to Wear Your Mask Before and After Your Workout Having had a quick breather and recovered your composure after your run, you should immediately wear your mask, just as you should only take off your mask right before your run and not too long prior. For more informative running videos, check out Runner Kao's YouTube Channel, or follow him on TikTok here. #SportPlusSG #Running #RunningTips #RunnerKao

The 36-hole tournament features 24 of Singapore’s top players, and marks the start of a busy month for the exciting new eight-leg circuit Image credit: SPORTFIVE Singapore, 3 August 2021 - The Singapore Pro Series Invitational presented by FTAG reaches the mid-point of its’ season this week when the fifth-leg tees-off on the Serapong Course at Sentosa Golf Club. The 36-hole tournament begins tomorrow and finishes on Thursday and features 24 of the country’s top players, including Singapore’s Gregory Foo ‒ the former amateur star who now leads the Race to FTAG Cup. The tournament marks the start of a busy month for the exciting new eight-leg circuit, as leg six takes place next week from August 11 to 12, while the seventh event tees-off from August 25 to 26. The final season-ending tournament will be held from January 5 to 6 in 2022; with all the remaining events to be played at Sentosa ‒ home of the SMBC Singapore Open. Singapore's Gregory Foo leads Merit List Foo, winner of the second leg at Tanah Merah Country Club (TMCC) in May and runner-up in leg four at the same venue last month, leads the Merit list with earnings of S$7,050. Singapore’s Mitchell Slorach is in second position, with winnings of S$5,300, but will fancy his chances of overhauling Foo this week as he claimed the third leg at Sentosa. Image credit: SPORTFIVE Marc Ong is third on the list having triumphed at Tanah Merah in leg four ‒ where he beat Foo on countback to secure the young Singaporean’s first professional victory. Five-time Asian Tour winner Mardan Mamat is fifth on the list and is looking for his first Pro Series win. The country’s top two women golfers Amanda Tan and Koh Sock Hwee are also competing, as are Singapore’s leading amateurs. Singapore’s Justin Kuk, second in the Singapore Open Amateur Championship ‒ which was played in conjunction with the fourth leg of the Pro Series at TMCC ‒ is playing, as well as Singaporeans Hailey Loh and Aloysa Margiela Atienza, who were first and second in the Women’s Amateur that same week. #SportPlusSG #Golf #TeamSingapore

Sailing duo are first Singaporeans to qualify for a medal race at an Olympic Games Image credit: Kimberly & Cecilia 49erfx Sailing Team Facebook 31 July 2021, Tokyo, Japan - Women's 49er FX sailing duo Kimberly Lim and Cecilia Low have made history by becoming the first Singapore sailors to qualify for a medal race at an Olympics. The reigning Asian Games champions started off the day in 13th position and 63 net points, after closing the gap on the top 10 following good races yesterday that helped them to leapfrog from 16th to 13th after 9 races. They continued their great form today for races 9 - 12 and came in 10th position overall, but were bumped up a place to 9th due to a disqualification of American sailors Stephanie Roble and Maggie Shea that saw them drop to 12th position. Lim and Low improved on their second and third place finish in their seventh and eighth races on Friday to come in first for race number eleven today and ended the day on 97 net points. The top ten finishers will compete in Monday's medal race. #SportPlusSG #Tokyo2020 #OlympicGames #TeamSingapore

Casio releases compact G-SHOCK offering workout-oriented convenience Image credit: G-SHOCK Singapore 6 August 2021, SINGAPORE – Casio today announced the release of the GBD-200, a new addition to the sports-driven G-SQUAD line in the G-SHOCK family of shock-resistant watches. Inheriting the iconic square-shaped case design of the very first G-SHOCK, these compact new watches offer convenient functionality for workouts as well as for everyday use. Image credit: G-SHOCK Singapore The GBD-200 features a new, smaller profile design for the case, which is significantly slimmer and narrower in comparison to its predecessor the GBD-100. In order to make the watch look even slimmer, the case, bezel and other parts are carefully designed to appear flat when viewed from the side. Image credit: G-SHOCK Singapore The watch band is made of soft urethane to provide outstanding ventilation and flexibility and fits snugly over the wrist. Holes near the lugs that fasten the band to the case ensure breathability, helping to shed perspiration - giving the watch a comfortable, airy fit that is great for workouts and sports participation. The GBD-200 also boasts outstanding functionality, with the ability to be paired with a smartphone via Bluetooth®, and to adjust distances captured by the watch's acceleration sensor using smartphone GPS. Image credit: G-SHOCK Singapore This allows each user to measure distances with even higher degrees of accuracy, even when not connected to a smartphone. The watch also measures running pace and comes with an auto lap feature that automatically keeps track of times over a set distance. Image credit: G-SHOCK Singapore Best used with the G-SHOCK MOVE app, the watch offers great support for daily workouts, allowing users to check life logs with data on step counts and calories burned, activity logs and more - right on the convenience of your smartphone. Watch Specifications Construction Shock Resistant Water Resistance 200m Communications Specifications Communication Standard: Bluetooth Low Energy Signal Range: Up to 2 metres Image credit: G-SHOCK Singapore Training Functions Distance, speed, pace etc measured by accelerometer and displayed; auto/manual lap; auto pause; target alarm setting (time, calories burned) on/off switching; training display customisation Training Log Data Up to 100 runs, up to 140 lap records per run: elapsed time, distance, pace, calories burned Life Log Data Daily data display (step count), Monthly data display (running distance) Image credit: G-SHOCK Singapore World Time 38 cities (38 time zones, *auto summer time (DST) switching) and Coordinated Universal Time Stopwatch Measuring unit: 1 second; measuring capacity: 99:59’59; measuring modes: elapsed time, split time Countdown Timer Interval measurement (up to 5 timers); measuring unit: 1 second; countdown range: 60 minutes; countdown start time setting range: 1 second to 60 minutes; 1-second accuracy; auto-repeat Other Functions User profile setting, Mobile Link functions (Automatic Connection), full auto-calendar; 12/24 - hour format; button operation tone on/off; LED backlight (auto light, Super Illuminator, afterglow with selectable illumination duration: 1.5 seconds or 3 seconds); airplane mode; vibration function Battery Life Approx. 2 years on CR2032 Size of Case 49.4 × 45.9 × 15.0mm Total Weight approx 58g #SportPlusSG #ActiveWear #GSHOCKSG #GBD200 #AbsoluteToughness

Yu Mengyu through to last four in Table Tennis, Badminton duo bow out from Tokyo Image credit: SportSG via Alexander Nemenov/AFP 28 July 2021, Tokyo, Japan - Singapore's Tokyo 2020 Olympic medal hopes were kept alive when Yu Mengyu made it four wins on the trot and booked herself a semi-final berth in the Women's Singles competition for Table Tennis. There was no luck in badminton however, as both Loh Kean Yew and Yeo Jia Min saw their Olympic journey this year come to an abrupt end, as the duo fell to Indonesian Jonatan Christie and Kim Ga-eun respectively. Image credit: SportSG via AFP TABLE TENNIS Paddler Yu Mengyu has qualified for the semi-finals of the women's singles table tennis event in Tokyo, after defeating Kasumi Ishikawa of Japan 4-1 (8-11, 11-5, 14-12, 11-6, 11-2) in 47 minutes. The result means she has surpassed her previous Games' performance, with her last outing at the Rio Olympics in 2016 seeing her reach the last eight before being elimited by North Korea’s Kim Song-i. This is also the first time a Singaporean has reached the semi-final stage of an Olympic Games table tennis singles event since Feng Tianwei at the London 2012 Olympics. Image credit: SportSG via AFP BADMINTON Over at the Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Singapore shuttler Yeo Jia Min was knocked out of the women’s singles badminton competition when she fell against South Korea’s Kim Ga-eun 21-13, 21-14. Yeo had a 3-1 head-to-head record against Kim coming into this match, having won their last two encounters in 2019. The South Korean stormed into a 11-6 lead at the interval of the first game, and sealed victory in the first set after just 13 minutes. She then raced into a 4-0 lead in the second set, and pulled further ahead after Yeo threatened a brief comeback winning two points on the trot. In the Men's Singles, Loh Kean Yew put up a great fight against Indonesia's Jonatan Christie in the men's singles badminton group stage, but was still eliminated eventually after keeping pace with Christie for much of the match. Christie took the first set 22-20, before Loh came back to take the second set 21-13. Despite start strong in the decider, Loh eventually succumbed to Christie, who took the victory at 21-18 to eliminate the Singaporean shuttler. Image credit: SportSG via Peter Parks / AFP SAILING In sailing, dynamic duo Kimberly Lim and Cecilia Low competed races 4 to 6 today in the Sailing - Women's Skiff 49er FX. Sitting on 63 net points, Lim and Low are currently ranked in 16th position out of a field of 21 competitors. They will be back in action this Friday, 30 July for races 6 to 9. Image credit: SportSG via Peter Parks / AFP Meanwhile, Amanda Ng competed in the Women's Windsurfer RS:X races 7 to 9 and has clocked 185 net points to date after nine races. She is currently ranked 26th out of a field of a field of 27 competitors and will be back in action tomorrow for races 10 to 12. Image credit: Kong Chong Yew, SNOC SWIMMING In swimming, Singapore swimmer Quah Ting Wen began her Tokyo Olympic campaign today with her first swim, competing in the Women's 100m freestyle heats. She clocked a time of 56.36s to finish in 36th position out of a field of 51 competitors, and missed out on a place in the semi-finals. Quah will next compete in the Women's 50m freestyle heats this Friday, 30 July. #SportPlusSG #Tokyo2020 #OlympicGames #TeamSingapore

Winning start for Shuttler Jiamin, Paddler Yu Mengyu through to quarters, Feng Tianwei eliminated, Schooling misses out on 100m Freestyle Semis Image credit: SportSG via Anne-Christine Poujoulat / AFP 27 July 2021, Tokyo, Japan - It was another action packed day for Team Singapore at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Team Singapore got off to a bright start in Badminton when Yeo Jia Min got her campaign off to a winning start in the same vein as her male compatriot Loh Kean Yew the day before. There was also good news for Yu Mengyu, who made it three wins out of three to book her place in the quarter finals of the Women's Singles for Table Tennis, but no luck for Feng Tianwei who is eliminated from the Women's Singles competition. Image credit: SportSG via AFP BADMINTON Singapore shuttler Yeo Jia Min made the best possible start to her Olympic campaign when she dispatched world no. 92 Haramara Gaitan 21-7, 21-10 at the Musashino Forest Sport Plaza this morning. Yeo will next face South Korea’s world No. 18 Kim Ga-eun tomorrow morning for a place in the round of 16, after Kim defeated Gaitan 21-14, 21-9 on Saturday. Yeo has a 3-1 head-to-head record against Kim, which includes two wins in their most recent meetings in 2019. Image credit: Kong Chong Yew, SNOC TABLE TENNIS In Women's Table Tennis, Yu Mengyu was in scintillating form yet again today, defeating Liu Juan of the United States 4-2 (11-9,11-9,11-9,8-11,6-11,11-8) to book a place in the Quarter Finals. Yu will come up against Ishikawa Kasumi from Japan, with the match being played tomorrow (28 July). Image credit: SportSG via AFP There was no such luck for her teammate and four time Olympian Feng Tianwei however, who succumbed 1-4 (13-11, 11-7, 11-9, 8-11, 11-8) to Germany's Han Ying and is eliminated in the Round of 16 in the Women's Singles. She will now focus on the Women's Team event. SWIMMING All eyes were on Joseph Schooling today, who competed in his first event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Singapore's only Olympic gold medallist clocked a time of 49.84 in his 100m freestyle heats, missing out on a place in the semi-finals. His timing placed him sixth in his heats, and 39th overall out of a field of 70 competitors. Image credit: SportSG via AFP The emphasis for Schooling however remains in "The Fly", his pet event which won him the gold medal in Rio in 2016. Schooling will next compete in the 100m butterfly heats on Thursday. He is the defending Olympic champion in the event and holds the Games record. Image credit: SportSG via AFP SAILING Team Singapore Sailors Kimberly Lim and Cecilia Low got their sailing campaign underway for the 2020 Olympics today, competing in the Women's Skiff 49er FX for Races 1 to 3. They currently have 23 Net Points and are ranked 18th out of a field of 21 competitors after 3 races. Lim and Low will be back in action for races 4 to 6 tomorrow. Image credit: SportSG via AFP Meanwhile, Ryan Lo sits on 84 Net Points for the Men's One Person Dinghy Laser, and is currently ranked 20th out of 35 after six races. He will next compete in Race 7 to 8, which will be held on Thursday, 29 July. #SportPlusSG #Tokyo2020 #OlympicGames #TeamSingapore

Wins for Loh Kean Yew and Feng Tian Wei in Badminton and Table Tennis keep Team Singapore spirits high Image credit: Sport Singapore 26 July 2021, Tokyo - Wins in Badminton and Table Tennis by shuttler Loh Kean Yew and paddler Feng Tian Wei kept the spirits in the Team Singapore high on day three of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. BADMINTON Singapore shuttler Loh Kean Yew made his Olympic Games debut with a 2-0 victory over Aram Mahmoud from the Refugee Olympic Team. Singapore's top male shuttler overcame his opponent in straight sets 21-15, 21-12 at the Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, and will next face Jonatan Christie on Wednesday, 28 July. The last time both met, Loh went down to Christie 21-13, 10-21, 16-21 at the YONEX Thailand Open in January this year. Christie is currently ranked 7th while Loh is ranked 42nd in the world. Meanwhile, Yeo Jia Min will make her Games bow tomorrow in the women's singles competition against Mexico's Haramara Gaitan, before facing 12th-seed Kim Gaeun of South Korea on Wednesday. Image credit: Sport Singapore TABLE TENNIS Singapore Olympic veteran Feng Tian Wei is off to a flyer in the Women's singles event, after surviving an early scare to dispatch Maria Xiao of Spain 8-11, 12-10, 11-5, 11-2, 11-4 to win 4-1 overall and book her place in the Round of 16 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. Feng is a 3 time Olympic medallist, with a silver and two bronzes to her name. She will await teammate Yu Mengyu's result tomorrow, with Chinese Taipei’s Cheng I-Ching standing in her way to the Round of 16. Image credit: SNOC via Odd Andersen / AFP SWIMMING Over at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, swimmer Quah Zheng Wen clocked 1 min 56.42 sec to finish second in his men's 200m butterfly heats, but he still misses out on the 16-man semi-final cut for the event, as he ranked 22nd overall out of 38 competitors in the field. Norway's Tomoe Hvas, who clocked 1:56.30, came in first in Quah's heats. He also missed out on qualifying for the men's 100m backstroke semi-finals yesterday, after finishing 22nd overall in the heats. Image credit: Sport Singapore via Peter Parks / AFP SAILING In sailing, Team Singapore sailor Ryan Lo completed the day ranked in 14th position out of 35 competitors in the field, after three races. Lo, competing in the Men's One Person Dinghy Laser has 21 net points and will next compete in Races 4 to 6 tomorrow (27 July). Image credit: Sport Singapore via Peter Parks / AFP Teammate Amanda Ng was also in action in the Women's Windsurfer RS:X (Race 4 to 6) today. Ng currently has 110 net points, and is ranked 24th in a field of 27 competitors after six races. She will complete races 7 to 9 this Wednesday, 28 July. #SportPlusSG #Tokyo2020 #OlympicGames #TeamSingapore

Paddler Yu Mengyu goes through; Amita Berthier (Fencing), Tan Sze En (Gymnastics), Clarence Chew (Table Tennis), and Caroline Chew (Equestrian) bow out Image credit: Kong Chong Yew, SNOC 25 July 2021, Tokyo - It was a day of mixed emotions for a battling Team Singapore, with four Singapore athletes witnessing their journeys at this year's Olympiad come to an end. There was good news in Table Tennis however, as Yu Mengyu booked her place in the third round of the Women's Singles. Image credit: SportSG via Fabrice Coffrini/ AFP FENCING Fencer Amita Berthier kicked off the day's action for Team Singapore, and had the unenviable task of overcoming three time Olympian and World No. 5 Kiefer Lee in the Women's Individual Foil, her friend and "idol". Sharing the same coach and coming from the same University of Notre Dame, the two had sparred before but this was to be the biggest stage yet. Berthier fought hard but experience told in the end as the Team Singapore fencer succumbed 4-15 to the Olympic veteran Kiefer Lee, and made her exit from the competition. Image credit: SportSG ROWING In the Women's Singles Sculls Semi-finals E/F 2, Singapore Rower Joan Poh clocked a time of 8:47.77 to finish 3rd out of 4 and book a place in the Finals - E, which will be held on Thursday, 29 July. Finals B to F is for the purpose of ranking classification, and Final A determines the Olympic medalists. Poh's route to semi-finals E/F came after she finished 4th out of 5 in Repechage 1 yesterday, with a timing of 8:40.06. Image credit: Kong Chong Yew, SNOC GYMNASTICS Singapore gymnast Tan Sze En made her Olympic debut today in the Women's Artistic Individual All-around Qualification (sub division 1) at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo. Only the second Singaporean gymnast to qualify for an Olympic Games after Lim Heem Wei, Tan Sze En scored 11.833 points for her floor exercise qualification to finish 13th out of 17 in her sub-division. She then needed to bounce back after a shaky start to her balance beam routine where she almost fell on her first flip, but finished with aplomb to put 11.033 points on the board and finish 17th out of 19 in her sub-division. Her results mean she exits Tokyo 2020 with her head held high, but her final standing will be determined after all qualification across sub-divisions have been completed. Image credit: Kong Chong Yew, SNOC TABLE TENNIS In the Men's Singles Round 2 Match, Singapore paddler Clarence Chew was unable to replicate his feat from Day 1, losing to world no. 44 Daniel Habesohn of Austria 7-11, 9-11, 8-11, 11-6, 10-12 to lose 1-4 overall and bow out of the 2020 Olympics. Ranked 186th in the world, Clarence Chew has already surpassed all expectations and has gained invaluable experience from his stint in Tokyo against opponents who are much higher ranked globally. Image credit: Kong Chong Yew, SNOC In the Women's Singles, Yu Mengyu overcame Portugal's Sheini Joa 11-3,11-2,11-8 and 11-9 to win 4-0 in straight sets and book her place in Round 3 of the competition. She will next face Cheng I Ching of Chinese Taipei in round three of the Women's Singles tomorrow. Image credit: SportSG via Peter Parks/AFP SAILING Singapore windsurfer Amanda Ng began her Tokyo 2020 campaign today in the Women’s Windsurfer RS:X Race 1 to 3, netting a total of 37 points thus far, which places her 20th out of 27 competitors after three races. The competition resumes tomorrow for Races 4 to 6. Image credit: Singapore National Olympic Council In the Men's One Person Dinghy Laser, sailor Ryan Lo made his Olympic debut and is currently ranked 18 out of 35 competitors after the first race. He will set sail again tomorrow for races 2 to 4 in the Men's One Person Dinghy Laser. Image credit: SportSG via Behrouz Mehri/AFP EQUESTRIAN There was disappointment for Team Singapore equestrian athlete Caroline Chew this afternoon as her horse suffers a freak injury that saw her disqualified from competition. In the Equestrian - Dressage Individual Grand Prix Group D qualifier, Chew's horse Tribiani was found to be bleeding at the mouth, spelling the end of Chew's time in Tokyo and bringing an abrupt end to Singapore's maiden equestrian campaign at the Olympics. This comes in line with the rules that states a horse will be eliminated if it shows fresh blood. Image credit: Kong Chong Yew, SNOC SWIMMING In swimming, Singapore swimmer Quah Zheng Wen clocked 53.94 sec in the Men's 100m Backstroke Heats to finish third in his heat, and 22nd out of 41 competitors overall, narrowly missing out on a spot in the semi-finals. Quah's timing of 53.94 sec is close to his personal best and the national record of 53.79s that set at the 2019 SEA Games in the Philippines. He will be back in action again tomorrow for the Men's 200m Butterfly Heats. #SportPlusSG #Tokyo2020 #OlympicGames #TeamSingapore

Yu Mengyu, Lin Ye and Feng Tian Wei defeated France in the Round of 16 Table Tennis Women's Team Event to set up a date with favourites China in quarter-finals Image credit: Kong Chong Yew, SNOC 2 August 2021, Tokyo, Japan - Singapore will face in favourites China in the Table Tennis Women's Team event after the trio of Yu Mengyu, Lin Ye and Feng Tian Wei overcame France in the Round of 16 today. Sprinter Shanti Pereira made her Olympic bow today at the Tokyo Olympics in the women's 200M sprints, while in Sailing Kimberly Lim and Cecilia Low's medal race was postponed till tomorrow due to insufficient wind and weather conditions. Image credit: Tan Chuan-Jin, SNOC (used with permission) Athletics Singapore sprinter Shanti Pereira recorded a time of 23.96s to set a new season best today in the Women's 200m heats in the Tokyo 2020 athletics event. Shanti is the reigning national record holder for both the Women's 100m and 200m sprint events, and her mark of 23.60s was set en route to her gold medal win at the 2015 SEA Games in Singapore. She did not qualify for the semi-finals of her race today. Due to the current Covid-19 pandemic, most sports events have been cancelled in Singapore over the past 18 months, and Shanti's last race was a specially arranged performance trial last November in which she ran alone. Image credit: SportSG via Jung Yeon-je, AFP Table Tennis Yu Meng Yu, Lin Ye and Feng Tian Wei will have their work cut out for them in the quarter finals of the Women's Team event after they defeated France in straight sets in the Round of 16 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium today. Lin Ye and Yu Mengyu teamed up to win the first set in their doubles match 3-0, before Feng Tianwei suffered an initial scare but did the job over Prithika Pavade to win 3-2 and extend Singapore’s lead. SportSG via Jung Yeon-je/AFP Yu Mengyu ensured a straight sets victory for Singapore in the second singles match when she overcame Yuan Jia Nan 3 matches to 1. Singapore, who are seeded sixth, will come up against favourites China tomorrow, who already have two gold medals from table tennis at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, and swept Austria aside in the Round of 16 Women's Team evet. Image credit: SportSG via Jung Yeon-je/AFP #SportPlusSG #Tokyo2020 #OlympicGames #TeamSingapore

Singapore's first qualifier for Tokyo 2020 is the last athlete to wrap up Singapore's participation in this year's Olympiad Image credit: Kong Chong Yew, SNOC 6 August 2021, Tokyo, Japan - Singapore diver Jonathan Chan has bowed out of the Men's 10m platform diving competition, scoring 311.15 points across six dives, and placing 26th out of a field of 29 divers at the Tokyo Aquatic Centre. With only the top 18 divers qualifying for the next round (semi-final), Chan's maiden involvement in the competition was brought to an end, but it was not all bad news for Chan nor for Team Singapore. Image credit: SportSG via AFP The 24 year-old student from Singapore University of Technology and Design shared with Yahoo News Singapore that he was relieved that it was over as it had been a long journey, with the postponement of the Games adding to the fatigue and also taking a toll on his studies. "The COVID-19 circuit breaker I didn't mind, because it allowed me to rest and recharge, since I couldn't dive off the platforms every day. But the Olympic postponement really ate into my study semesters, so I had to juggle between schoolwork and training for the Olympics. So I'm really looking forward to a long break from diving after this." Image credit: Kong Chong Yew, SNOC Chan, who was the first Team Singapore athlete to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, is also the last Singapore athlete to compete at these Games. Speaking with Channel News Asia, Chan shared that he was satisfied with his overall performance. He said: “The first five dives obviously could have gone better, but it wasn't really anything out of the ordinary” “What my coach always says is that if competitions are like training, it is good enough … So if it's within expectation, which it was, I think I'm quite satisfied with it.” Chan's teammate Freida Lim competed 2 days earlier on Day 12 of the Games, and finished on 215.90 points, placing 30th overall. Lim also did not advance to the Semi-Finals. #SportPlusSG #Tokyo2020 #OlympicGames #TeamSingapore

10 Team Singapore athletes to compete across six sports at the Tokyo Paralympics Image credit: Singapore National Paralympic Council The Tokyo 2020 Olympics may be coming to an end, but not all of our Team Singapore athletes have finished competing in Tokyo just yet. With the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics just weeks away (24 August to 5 September 2021), it's time to meet our Team Singapore Paralympians! 1. ARCHERY - SYAHIDAH ALIM Image credit: Syahidah Alim Facebook Athlete Nur Syahidah Alim Date of Birth 14 August 1985 Event Para Archery - Individual Compound Women Nur Syahidah Alim became the first Singaporean in history to be crowned world champion in para-archery when she clinched a gold medal at the 2019 World Archery Para Championships. She was also ranked as the world number one paralympic archer for the individual compound women open rankings in October in 2019. Syahidah Alim was named Sportswoman of the Year at the 2020 Singapore Disability Sports Awards. 2. ATHLETICS - MUHAMMAD DIROY Image credit: SportSG Athlete Muhammad Diroy Noordin Date of Birth 25 February 1992 Event Shot Put F40 Muhammad Diroy is one of the most recognisable Team Singapore para athletes. Tokyo 2020 would be his second Paralympic Games after he made his competitive bow at the Rio Games in 2016, where he came in 9th for the Men's Shot Put F40, and 11th for the Men's Javelin Throw F41. Diroy has also represented Singapore at the World Para Athletics Championships over the years, and was named as Sportsman of the Year in 2019 for the Singapore Disability Sports Awards after claiming a silver and bronze at the Nottwil World Para Athletics Grand Prix in the men's javelin and shot put multiclass events. At the 2017 Asean Para Games, he was fourth in the F40 men's shot put. 3. CYCLING - STEVE TEE Image credit: Dyan Tjhia Athlete Steve Tee Wee Leong Date of Birth 29 July 1981 Event Tandem Para Cycling A fan of both football and cycling, Steve Tee has also represented Singapore in both sports. He captained the Singapore team at the 8th ASEAN Para Games for the 5-a-side football competition for the visually impaired in 2015, and thereafter switched over to para-cycling from 2017. His efforts paid off when he made a four-medal haul in 2019, clinching bronze at the 2019 Asian Track Championships, 2019 Malaysia Para Cycling Cup II, and 2019 Asian Track Championships, as well as Gold at the 2019 Thai Intl Para-cycling Cup. Note: For tandem para-cycling, a visually impaired athlete, called the stoker, is paired with a sighted counterpart, who is called the pilot. Steve’s pilot is former national cyclist Ang Kee Meng (info taken from SDSC). 4. EQUESTRIAN - GEMMA ROSE FOO Image credit: SportSG Athlete Gemma Rose Jen Foo Date of Birth Not Available, 25 years-old Event Para Equestrian - Dressage Gemma Rose Foo made her debut at the 2012 London Paralympic Games at the tender age of 16, where she came in 12th with her horse Avalon for the Freestyle Grade Ia event, 11th for Dressage - Team, and 13th for the Championship Grade Ia event. The Tokyo 2020 Paralympics would be Foo's third Paralympic Games after she also competed at the Rio 2016 Games. She once lauded fellow Para Equestrian athlete and Singapore Sports Hall of Famer Laurentia Tan as her role model. Introduced to horses when she was 8 years-old as part of her physical therapy, Gemma was born prematurely at 24 weeks, and was later diagnosed with cerebral palsy. She believes that beyond helping her look past her disability and giving her a career in equestrian sport, horse riding has changed her life forever. 5. EQUESTRIAN - LAURENTIA TAN Image credit: Laurentia Tan Athlete Laurentia Tan Yen Yi, BBM PBM Date of Birth 24 April 1979 Event Para Equestrian - Dressage Laurentia Tan is a seasoned Paralympian, having already 3 bronze medals and a silver to her name - two bronzes from the 2008 Summer Paralympics - Individual Freestyle Test (class Ia) and Individual Championship Test (class Ia), and one from the 2012 London Paralympic Games Individual Championship Test (class Ia). Her silver medal came in the Individual Freestyle Test (class Ia). She was inducted into the Singapore Sports Hall of Fame in 2017 for her sporting achievements. Tan developed cerebral palsy and profound deafness after birth, and took up horse riding at age of five years as a form of physiotherapy. 6. EQUESTRIAN - MAXMILLIAN TAN Image credit: SportSG Athlete Maxmillian Chern Tan Date of Birth Born 1987 Event Para Equestrian - Dressage The Tokyo 2020 Games is Maxmillian Tan's third Paralypic Games. He made his Games bow at the 2012 London Games, where he took part in the Dressage Championship Grade Ib, Team and Freestyle Grade Ib events. He then competed in the Dressage - Championship Grade Ib and Team events in Rio 2016. Max suffered a congenital cerebral palsy grade Ib, therefore, he began riding as a form of therapy since he was 7-year-old RDA (The Riding for the Disabled Association) to help with his muscle tone and balance. 7. POWERLIFTING - NUR AINI Image credit: Team Singapore Facebook Athlete Nur Aini Mohamad Yasli Date of Birth Born 1992 Event Powerlifting Spotted by Singaporean Para powerlifter Kalai Vanen at a gym, before then being invited to attend a selection trial for the 2018 Asian Para Games, Nur Aini is Singapore's first powerlifter at a Paralympic Games. She was also Singapore's first female para-powerlifter to compete at the ASEAN Para Games (2017) and Asian Para Games (2018). Competing in Tokyo is a life-long dream come true for Nur Aini, as she grew up watching Theresa Goh compete at the Paralympic Games. A multi-talented athlete, Nur Aini swam in Primary School and took up Archery in secondary school before joining the dragon boat team in University. She then made the switch to para-powerlifting after. 8. SWIMMING - SOPHIE SOON Athlete Sophie Jin Wen Soon Date of Birth Born 1997 Event Swimming S12, SB12, SM12 Sophie Soon is not just athletically talented, but also artistically inclined. She enjoys music and playing the violin in her free time. Starting swimming at the age of eight, Soon did not initially like the sport, but would eventually make a return after receiving personal guidance from a coach. She was diagnosed with cone rod dystrophy when she was 5 years-old, which leads to the loss of central and colour vision, and relies mostly on her peripheral vision. She made her debut at the 2015 ASEAN Para Games at age 18 when Singapore hosted the Games. 9. SWIMMING - TOH WEI SOONG Image credit: SportSG Athlete Toh Wei Soong Date of Birth Born 1998 Event Swimming S7, S8 Toh Wei Soong is a bronze medallist in the S7 50M Freestyle at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, and also a two-time gold medallist at the 2018 Asian Para Games for the S7 50m Freestyle and the S7 100M Freestyle events. His other achievements include 2015 ASEAN Para Games Men’s 100M Freestyle S8 Gold, Men’s 100M Backstroke S8 Gold, Men’s 50M Freestyle S8 Gold, and 2017 ASEAN Para Games, Men’s 50M Freestyle S7 and Men’s 100M Freestyle S7 Gold. At age 2, Toh was diagnosed with transverse myelitis, a condition caused by the inflammation of the spinal cord, which affected his lower nervous system. 10. SWIMMING - YIP PIN XIU Image credit: SportSG Athlete Yip Pin Xiu Date of Birth 10 January 1992 Event Swimming S2 Yip Pin Xiu is a three-time Paralympic gold medallist and a one-time IPC gold medallist, with two world records in the 50m backstroke S2 and the 100m backstroke S2. Yip won a gold medal in the 50 metres backstroke and a silver medal in the 50 metres freestyle at the 2008 Paralympic Games, setting world records in both events. She followed that up with another double gold medal haul at the 2016 Summer Paralympics for the 100 metres S2 backstroke, setting a world record, and another for her 50 m split. She then took Gold at the 2018 Asian Para Games in Jakarta for 50m backstroke S4, as well as a double bronze in 50m freestyle S4 and 100m freestyle S4. Yip is a Meritous Service Medal winner and in 2018 became a Nominated Member of Parliament in Singapore. #SportPlusSG #Tokyo2020 #ParalympicGames #TeamSingapore

Launched in April this year, 'Keeping Score' is a social media campaign led by 'Soccer Girl Goals' to raise the topic of discrimination and gender inequality in sport File photo: SportPlus.SG Launched in April 2021, Keeping Score is one of Singapore's first anti-discrimination campaign for women in sport, which looks to equip them with the necessary knowledge and confidence to speak up and stand up to discrimination against women in sport . The campaign was launched via Soccer Girl Goals ' social media platforms: Instagram , Facebook and Twitter , and looks to educate the public through entertaining bite-sized content, and inspirational personal stories from prominent local female athletes. With the aim of building a community of women in sport to support one another, Keeping Score has reached over 100,000 to date via its Instagram platform, and the numbers are still growing. File photo: SportPlus.SG Reaching Out The campaign has also partnered with La Liga , EXPY the Lab , Edens Chips , Greenguards and Lugiami , connecting with over 30 local and international athletes across various sports in order to spread the word. “The biggest problem is that this (gender discrimination) has been normalised. Most people don’t realize that certain acts are actually discriminatory in nature. Hence, female athletes do not really speak out against discrimination because they are worried about the backlash and don’t want to be seen as aggressive,” Brander Na , Content Lead of Keeping Score said. Rallying the Community To rally the community together and help to inspire the female sporting community, Keeping Score has engaged various prominent women in sports such as rugby coach, Wang Shao-ing , Singapore national team hockey player, Gene Leck and Singapore’s first female FIFA Player’s agent and Founder of Futbolita , Ash Hashim , to share their experiences with discrimination and how they dealt with it. You can watch their full reactions to sexist and discriminatory remarks with videos courtesy of Keeping Score in our transcript article here . Image credit: SportSG via Mann Renzaf Building Awareness on Inequality “Initiatives like Keeping Score are very important right now for women in sports because it builds awareness on the inequality and discrimination we face. This actually happens very often and people just don’t realise it, or if they do, they don’t know how to respond to it. Mutual respect in women's sports is still overlooked, and we must take steps to address this.” Ash Hashim , Founder of Futbolita , said. To tackle this, Keeping Score has started a “Types of Discrimination” series to raise awareness on what constitutes discrimination, as well as a “How To Respond” series to provide recommendations on how to handle or respond to discrimination. This is done by arming the readers with facts, frameworks and real life examples. For more details on the series, you can find out more from Soccer Girl Goals' website . #SportPlusSG #WomenInSport #KeepingScore #GenderEquality #SoccerGirlGoals