Showing posts with label Asian Youth Games. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Asian Youth Games. Show all posts

Saturday, July 18, 2009

Asian Youth Games - Thank You For Watching


Thank You For Watching the 1st Asian Youth Games 2009
Picture is from http://www.ayg2009.sg/page/nowlive/0,,12804~449320,00.html

There are many worries and hardships from the start of the AYG, especially for the volunteer students, having to cope with their studies at the same time. Many circumstances are very unforgiving. School Homeworks and Project Assignments must still be submitted on time.


This is the Time, this is the Moment (Gallery)

After a day of official duties, students come home late to struggle (often with their parents or guardians) late into the night, to finish the day's school work. As dawn draws near there is still no relief. There are still many unfinished tasks to be accomplished, ASAP. Take leave from work in this uncertain time, could face the final music from the company. We may be told not to bother coming any more.


This is the Time, this is the Moment (Gallery)

Events like this one is never smooth going. There are countless moments of anxiety and stress because of the unknowns. I have known of instances of last minutes meetings, briefings, trainings and arrangements for the next days. We then begin to wonder what has happen to our world-class management abilities.


Diving Day 2 - Dang, Tram Anh (VIE) about to exit her tuck position
Picture is from http://www.ayg2009.sg/page/Diving/Gallery

Along the way, influenza A (H1N1) strikes mercilessly. At that time there is no comforting words that the virus is not so deadly. We are to believe that death could be imminent and taking precaution is a necessity. The number of community cases escalated alarmingly until we become listed as one of the dangerous countries affected by the virus.

Even our neighbour country, Malaysia, decided to pull out partially from the competition. Two other countries pull out because they are affected by the virus. At this moment a 49-year with heart problem is confirmed dead with H1N1. Our community cases have long since cross the 1000 mark.


Diving Day 2 - Dina Maria Natalie swings her arm as she exists a somersault
Picture is from http://www.ayg2009.sg/page/Diving/Gallery
Initially, there is no Gold winner for us but fortunately the strain is broken by the first Gold medal from bowling, by New Hui Fen. Thereafter the golds keep on coming until the 9th.

Everybody is happy because we discover that we actually can do well in sports. Our youths are capable of making us proud of our country. When the medals keep on increasing, we realise that many people have been working behind the scene, all this time, quietly promoting the sport's events.


Diving Day 2 - Khoemenkova Anastasiya (UZB), in the tuck position as she leaves the 3m springboard
Picture is from http://www.ayg2009.sg/page/Diving/Gallery

We cannot help it, but secretly feel excited and delighted whenever our flag is raise to the highest. This is the time, this is the moment which we are hoping for and we succeed. Our sons and daughters are carrying our flag high again and again!


Diving Day 2 - Kim Nami (KOR) looks down as she prepares to plunge vertically into the water

This is definitely the most glamorous moment for all parents and elders. Because "my babies, ah boy and ah girl have make it". All mother on earth are the same; very very happy when their youngs achieve national awards and appreciations.


Diving Day 2 - Liu, Tian (CHN) in the 3m springboard finals

The many uncles and aunties who have quietly scarifying their time and efforts to support the events also beam with joy, and experience everlasting happiness. Their efforts are not wasted.


Diving Day 2 - Nalus Natassia Marie (PHI), in the Girl's 3m springboard, Preliminaries

The cleaners, bus drivers, officials, planners, hawkers, teachers, principals, ministers, leaders and many others ... will soon be forgotten. Very sad but that is the harsh fact.


Diving Day 2 - Nalus Natassia Marie (PHI) about to enter the water

The worries and hardships, obstacles, unhappiness, perspirations, pains, discomforts, H1N1 and stress will also be forgotten - until the next events.


Diving Day 2 - Nyunt Soe Sandar (MYA) extending her arms as she prepares to plunge vertically into the water
Lets start looking forward to next year's First Olympic Youth Game (OYG) from 14 to 26 August 2010, with Singapore as the host once more.

Hopefully all that is learned and gained is useful for the coming event. Keeping our fingers relax and enjoy the coming National Day.



爱你不变情意长 (Love you with the same deep affectionate attachment) by 黄晓君 Huang Xiao Jin & The Stylers
ài nǐ bú biàn qíng yì cháng
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为什么抛弃我 (Why abandoned me) by 张小英 Zhang Xiao Ying & The Travellers
wèi shén me pāo qì wǒ
Picture is from http://www.youtube.com/, Created by Alvin EH Tan, July 2008



含泪的分手(The tears of breaking up) by 张小英 Zhang Xiao Ying & The Stylers.jpg
hán lèi de fēn shǒu
Picture is from http://www.youtube.com/, Created by Alvin EH Tan, June 2008



含泪的分手(The tears of breaking up) by 张小英 Zhang Xiao Ying & The Stylers.jpg
hán lèi de fēn shǒu
Picture is from http://www.youtube.com/, Created by Alvin EH Tan, June 2008


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Thursday, July 9, 2009

Asian Youth Games - 7th & 8th Gold Medal for Singapore - Swimming (New golden girl)

From MY PAPER, Tuesday July 07, 2009
http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Sports/Story/A1Story20090707-153289.html
Swimmer Quah Ting Wen and bowler New Hui Fen had opportunities to add more victories
By Chia Han Keong, hankeong@sph.com.sg



THEY had each won two golds before yesterday began.



And both swimmer Quah Ting Wen and bowler New Hui Fen had opportunities to add more victories to their list of stellar performances yesterday at the Asian Youth Games (AYG).

Ting Wen had the 100m freestyle and 4x100m free relay, while Hui Fen was in contention for the Masters title.

Who will become Singapore's AYG Golden Girl?



Picture is obtained from http://www.imagecows.com/uploads/7f45-Bamboo.jpg http://www.ndesign-studio.com/resources/tutorials/chinese-bamboo/

Here's a running diary of what happened yesterday.


National bowler New Hui Fen has won Singapore's first gold medal at the Asian Youth Games. -- PHOTO By IMSG
From The Straits Times, July 1, 2009, Wednesday, by Terrence Voon

10.05am: Hui Fen bowls a perfect game of 300 to surge up the Masters standings.

12noon: Hui Fen qualifies for the Masters step-ladder finals in first place with a grand total of 3,524 points, while teammate Darshini Krishna qualifies in second place.

6.22pm: Darshini loses her semi-final to South Korea's Sim Ui Jin, 199-249.



6.31pm: GOLD! Ting Wen bursts out of the blocks fastest in the 100m freestyle final, and leads all the way to winning her third gold for the Games with a national-record 55.57sec, improving on her own mark of 55.65 set on June 10.

7.09pm: Hui Fen and Ui Jin begin their final. Hui Fen starts by missing her spare attempt, while Ui Jin strikes.

7.26pm: Hui Fen loses her first game, 189-239. Final goes into second game.

7.44pm: Hui Fen struggles, but Ui Jin shocks the crowd by sending a ball into the drain in frame seven.



7.48pm: GOLD! Singapore's 4x100m freestyle relay team of Ting Wen, Amanda Lim, Lynette Lim and Koh Hui Yu storm to a superb victory in 3min 46.91sec, more than four seconds ahead of second-placed South Korea. This victory makes it four golds for Ting Wen, who also broke the national record again during her relay leg, with 55.38.


Picture is obtained from http://www.youtube.com/, created by Alvin EH Tan, July 2008
请你不要说 (Please don't say) by 黄晓君 Huang Xiao Jin

Said Singapore's newest Golden Girl: "It feels really good to win the last gold of the meet. We've exceeded expectations with five gold medals.
"I didn't expect to do as well as I did. I got my personal bests, which were my goal - the golds were a bonus."




7.52pm: Hui Fen misses pin in final frame and misses out on her third gold as Ui Jin wins, 214-168.
Said a dejected Hui Fen: "I could have played much better. The lanes were just very unforgiving for me.
"The setting, the lighting and the cameras going off made me a little nervous, but I kept my focus on the game. It was very trying."

8.49pm: At least Hui Fen is smiling again, as Basil Low clinches Singapore's final gold (9th) with his victory in the boys' Masters final.






The following is extracted from the website: The Singapore Sports Fan Says…, Singapore Boleh, Local Talent Boleh! http://singaporesportsfan.wordpress.com/2009/07/07/newsflash-two-more-golds-and-two-more-records-for-singapore-and-ting-wen-on-final-day-of-ayg-swimming/
Newsflash: Two more golds and two more records for Singapore and Ting Wen on final day of AYG swimming

Swimmer Quah Ting Wen emerged as the top female swimmer of the Asian Youth Games tonight after she won two more gold medals and set two new national records.


Picture is obtained from MY PAPER, Tuesday July 14, 2009,Page B4 (Chinese Section) http://myepaper.mypaper.sg/ebook/web_php/fvbrowserjsback.php?urljs=http://myepaper.mypaper.sg/ecreator/sphopf/ep140709cnd_opf_files/ep140709cnd.js&ver=Gen

The 17-year-old Raffles Institution (Junior College) student – who won:
  • 200m Girl's freestyle gold (1st Gold - Friday July 03, 2009 - 1min 59.21 seconds)
  • 50m Girl's freestyle gold (2nd Gold - Sunday July 05, 2009 - 25.43 seconds)
  • 100m Girl's freestyle gold (3rd Gold - Monday July 06, 2009 - 55.57 seconds new record-breaking time)
  • 4×100m Girls freestyle relay (4th Gold - Monday July 06, 2009 - 55.38 seconds new record-breaking time, group 3min 46.91 seconds)

Picture is obtained from http://www.cultural-china.com/chinaWH/images/exbig_images/907ff43815fc56aa4d6ca9d017bdbe46.jpg
Now is the time, now is the glorious moment


Picture is obtained from http://www.youtube.com/, created by Alvin EH Tan, July 2008
请你不要说 (Please don't say) by 黄晓君 Huang Xiao Jin

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Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Asian Youth Games - Singapore's 6th gold - Sailing

From TODAY online.com & Monday July 6,2009, Page 23, TODAY
http://imcms2.mediacorp.sg/CMSFileserver/documents/006/pdf/20090706/0607SPC023.pdf
By Tan Yo-Hinn, yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg
Unbeatable Darren
Sports School star shows huge promise after cruising to sailing gold


AsiaOne, Mon, Jul 06, 2009, http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Sports/Story/A1Story20090629-151611.html
Sailor Darren Choy proves his mettle over 6 days

DAY 1 of the sailing programme at the Asian Youth Games began last Tuesday, and at the end of each daily session, Darren Choy emerged at the head of the pack in the boys’ Byte CII class.

Yesterday, the 15-year-old completed his 10th race of the event and as usual, led the field. This time, though, there was a prize at the end of the day, gold, the first for Singapore in sailing.


From TODAY online.com & Monday July 6,2009, Page 23, TODAY
http://imcms2.mediacorp.sg/CMSFileserver/documents/006/pdf/20090706/0607SPC023.pdf
By Tan Yo-Hinn, yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg
Unbeatable Darren

So dominant has been the performance by the Singapore Sports School student that his coaches predict a great future for Darren at the highest levels of his sport.


Darren (with mum Kelly and dad Calvin) has been in all-conquering form, winning eight races and never finishing out of the top two. By Tan Yo-Hinn

“Darren had always been a raw talent in the Optimist, very inconsistent,” said Singapore Sailing chief executive officer Andrew Sanders. “But in the last six months, something’s changed in him. He’s become more and more consistent and he’s a (medal) potential for the future, including next year’s Youth Olympics.

“For him to dominate the competition like this, with the unpredictable wind shifts and conditions here and second place his worst result, it is almost unheard of in sailing.” Singapore Sailing’s high performance chief Mark Robinson added: “He’s got the boat craft now and a maturity about him.”


An-A-for-sailing

Secondary Three student Darren won Race 10 to give himself an unassailable 10 nett points in the 12-strong fleet. Going into today’s 11th and final race, he holds a seven-point lead after one discard over Thailand’s Pongwichean Supakon (17.00), who is assured of a silver. Malaysia’s Muhd Amirul Shafiq (32.00) will receive the bronze.


This is the Time, this is the Moment (Gallery)

Darren has won eight of the 10 races in the Byte CII so far and finished second in the other two legs. He struggled to shed light on his stunning form. “I don’t know how to explain it, except I can switch ‘On’ (into competition mode) very easily,” he said. “I can be joking one moment, but can turn it on in just seconds. It’s probably from years of training and competitions.”

Darren is part of a 15-strong training squad for next year’s Youth Olympics and he will be competing with five other sailors for a spot to represent Singapore in the boys’ Byte CII event. He should be the favourite, based on how his parents described their youngest son’s mindset. “He’s always been self-driven and it’s his way of doing things,” said mum Kelly, 43.


Darren (with mum Kelly and dad Calvin) has been in all-conquering form, winning eight races and never finishing out of the top two. By Tan Yo-Hinn

Dad Calvin added: “Four years ago, when he was still attending karate lessons, he was required to chop bricks as part of his test to attain the green belt, and he did it without hesitation. That’s him, always giving it his best in whatever he does.”

Singapore is assured of a silver in the girls’ Byte CII class with one race remaining. Najwa Jumali, the 15-year old Raffles Girls’ School student, is second with 20 nett points after winning Race 10. She is five points behind leader Jittiwa Thanawitwilat of Thailand, who has 17 points. China’s Gu Min (25.00) is set to finish third.


花开富贵 (The valuable blooming flower) by 黄晓君 Huang Xiao Jin & The Stylers
huā kāi fù guì
Picture is from http://www.youtube.com/ created by Alvin EH Tan, December 2008

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Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Asian Youth Games - Singapore's 5th gold - Swimming

From TODAY online.com, Monday, July 06, 2009
http://www.todayonline.com/Sports/EDC090706-0000075/Home-cheer,-Korean-power
By Tan Yo-Hinn
Home cheer, Korean power
Ting Wen bags second gold as South Korea continue to dominate
The powerful Koreans are particularly impressed with Ting Wen.



THEY numbered a little over 500, and they raised a magnificent roar as Quah Ting Wen and Amanda Lim made it a memorable night for the home fans, scoring a 1-2 finish for the hosts in the girls' 50m freestyle at the Asian Youth Games swimming competition at the Singapore Sports School last night.

Ting Wen, 17, won in a time of 25.43, finishing ahead of Amanda (25.68), with Stephanie Au (26.22) of Hong Kong taking the bronze.


Despite losing the 50m freestyle gold to Quah Ting Wen, silver medallist Amanda Lim (facing camera) was happy for her good friend. ST PHOTO BY ALBERT SIM
The Straits Times, July 6, 2009, Monday, Gold again for Ting Wen By Leonard Lim
http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Sport/Story/STIStory_399635.html

Amanda had set the 50m freestyle national record of 25.38 in the semi-finals on Saturday, breaking Ting Wen's previous mark of 25.65. However, it was South Korea who dominated proceedings last night, sweeping five of the seven finals to take their overall medal tally in swimming to 11 gold, eight silver and three bronze medals.


From TODAY online.com, Monday, July 06, 2009
http://www.todayonline.com/Sports/EDC090706-0000075/Home-cheer,-Korean-power

They won the boys' 50m butterfly (Chang Gyu Cheol), girls' 100m butterfly (Kim Seo Yeong), boys' 200m individual medley (Jung Won Yong), girls' 200m individual medley (Kim Seo Yeong) and the boys' 4x100m medley relay on the penultimate day of competition.

Most of the team are expected to be back for the 2010 Youth Olympics which Singapore will host from Aug 14-26, and they are wary of the threat of the home team.


Double gold-medallist Quah Ting Wen. Singapore, swimming
http://www.asiaone.com/static/multimedia/gallery/090706_aygbods/

"Before these Games, we didn't know anything about the Singapore team," said girls' 200m freestyle silver medallist Kim Jung Hye, 17, who lost to Ting Wen in the event. "But now we realise they are good, especially Quah (Ting Wen). She's very fast and this makes us worried. We talk about them a lot, in particular her."


AsiaOne, Tue, Jun 23, 2009
http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Sports/Story/A1Story20090629-151611.html
http://www.asiaone.com/News/Education/Story/A1Story20090622-150129.html
Swimming: Quah Ting Wen - The 1 to watch By Leonard Lim

Singapore head coach David Lim played down any talk of a rivalry. He said: "I understand the Chinese are now very worried about the Koreans, especially with the Youth Olympics next year. If a powerhouse like China is worried, it says a lot about the quality of the Koreans. They are very disciplined in training. I wasn't expecting them to be this good. Some of their times make the top eight (in their age group) in China."


AsiaOne, Mon, Jul 06, 2009 (Swimming is a glamourous SPORT)
http://www.asiaone.com/static/multimedia/gallery/090706_aygbods/
Stephanie Au. Hong Kong, swimming


According to Jung Hye, the team train twice a day, clocking up to 12,000m. They also do strength and conditioning sessions in the weights room for an hour each day.


AsiaOne, Mon, Jul 06, 2009 (Swimming is a glamourous SPORT)
http://www.asiaone.com/static/multimedia/gallery/090706_aygbods/
Stephanie Au. Hong Kong, swimming

Meanwhile, Singapore added a bronze in the boys' 4x100m medley relay. The quartet of Rainer Ng (backstroke), Lionel Khoo (breaststroke), Dzuhaili Mohd Kamal (butterfly) and Clement Lim (freestyle) finished in 3:52.59, behind South Korea (3:50.04) and China (3:51.94).

Going into the final day of competition, Singapore's 24-strong swim team have registered nine national records and 19 personal bests.



谁是知音人(Who is a bosom friend ?) by 黄晓君 Huang Xiao Jin & The Stylers
Picture is from http://www.youtube.com/ created by Alvin EH Tan, October 2008


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