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Saturday, July 4, 2009

Asian Youth Games - Singapore's 4th gold - Swimming

Singapore's 4th gold - Swimming
From The Straits Times, July 4, 2009, Saturday
http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Sport/Story/STIStory_398935.html
By Terrence Voon


Quah Ting Wen won the girls' 200m freestyle event at the Singapore Sports School with a time of 1min 59.21sec. ST PHOTO BY ALBERT SIM Picture is obtained from http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Sport/Story/STIStory_398935.html

SWIMMER Quah Ting Wen added to Singapore's growing collection of gold medals at the Asian Youth Games on Friday, bringing the Republic's total to four golds.


It probably won’t be the last time we see this golden smile from Ting Wen. Photograph by ooi boon keong From WEEkend Today, Saturday - Sunday, July 4 - 5, 2009, Page 50, SPORTS Reported by Tan Yo-Hinn, yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg
Picture is obtained from http://imcms2.mediacorp.sg/CMSFileserver/documents/006/pdf/20090704/0407SLW052.pdf

Ting Wen, 16, came home first in the girls' 200m freestyle event at the Singapore Sports School, while bronzes were also added in the pool and on the track.


The Swimfast Aquatic Club (SAC) swimmer's feats earned Quah Ting Wen the accolade of Best Female Swimmer. ST PHOTO BY DESMOND WEE.
Picture is obtained from http://quahtingwen.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/new-publicity-shot-12/

On Day 4 of competition, China confirmed its dominance at the Games by adding another two golds each in the athletics and swimming events.


Quah Ting Wen 1st to make the team, from http://quahtingwen.wordpress.com

But the loudest cheers were saved for Ting Wen at the Singapore Sports School. Her winning time of 1min 59.21sec rewrote her own national record, and would have been good enough to win a gold medal in the same event at the 2006 Asian Games.


Quah Ting Wen rewrites 100-metre freestyle national record, from http://quahtingwen.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/new-publicity-shot-12/ (Quah Ting Wen - 25.04.2009)

The swimming competition also yielded another three bronzes for the host nation on Friday. Roanne Ho broke her own national record in the girls' 50m breast with a time of 32.44sec for third place, while Lionel Khoo and Rainer Ng added bronzes in the boys' 50m breast and boys' 100m back respectively.


Asian Youth Games Kuwait's Team Member and Young Team Officials from schools (Bowen Secondary School)

China's two golds were won by Wang Chen (girls' 50m breast) and Sun Yuchen (boys' 50m breast).


Asian Youth Games Kuwait's Team Member and Young Team Officials from schools (Bowen Secondary School)

In athletics, the title of Asia's fastest boy went to Japan's Masaki Nashimoto, who clocked 10.82sec.


Asian Youth Games Kuwait's Team Member and Young Team Officials from schools (Bowen Secondary School)

Singapore speedster Shahrir Anuar (11.13sec) clinched bronze in the boys' 100m race.


Asian Youth Games Kuwait's Team Member and Young Team Officials from schools (Bowen Secondary School)

South Korean Lee Sunae secured the girls' 100m gold in 12.16sec.


Asian Youth Games Kuwait's Team Member and Young Team Officials from schools (Bowen Secondary School)

China's two athletics golds were won by Ren Wei, who powered to the boys' high jump title, and Li Jun, the boys' shot put champion.


Asian Youth Games Kuwait's Team Member and Young Team Officials from schools (Bowen Secondary School)

Two nations also struck gold for the first time at the Games on Friday. Kuwait's Abdullah Althuwaini won the boys' 100m back in swimming, while in athletics, Konstantin Kudryashov of Kazakhstan emerged tops in the boys' triple jump.


Asian Youth Games Kuwait's Team Member and Young Team Officials from schools (Bowen Secondary School)

In table tennis, Singapore's mixed team confirmed a bronze after losing 0-2 to China in the semi-finals.


Asian Youth Games Kuwait's Team Member and Young Team Officials from schools (Bowen Secondary School)

Singapore is in sixth place on the medal table. China continues to rule the roost, with 17 golds, six silvers and four bronzes. South Korea is second (seven, ten, eight), while India leap to third place (five, three, two) by winning three golds - two in athletics and one in swimming - on Friday.


Picture is obtained from YouTube by Alvin EH Tan
祝福你 (Best Wishes) by 黄晓君 Huang Xiao Jin & The Stylers
zhù fú nǐ



Picture is obtained from YouTube by Alvin EH Tan
爱的祝福 (With Love and Best Wishes) by 马艾妮 Mah Ai Nee & The Stylers
ài de zhù fú

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Thursday, July 2, 2009

Asian Youth Games - 2nd gold for Singapore

2nd gold for Singapore
From The Straits Times, July 2, 2009, Thursday
http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Sport/Story/STIStory_398099.html
By Terrence Voon


TODAY, Thursday July 2, 2009, Page 39, SPORT
1st ASIAN YOU TH GAMES: Singapore’s golden girl Bowler Hui Fen shows her mettle to grab hosts’ first gold of the Games

SINGAPORE'S New Hui Fen and Darshini Krishna have landed the country's second gold medal at the Asian Youth Games, after powering to victory in the girls' doubles event of the bowling competition on Thursday.


MY PAPER THURSDAY JULY 2, 2009, My Sport, A13

Hui Fen, who struck gold in the girls' singles on Wednesday, teamed up with Darshini to post a six-game total of 2,680 pinfalls.



MY PAPER THURSDAY JULY 2, 2009, My Sport, A13
NO NERVES: New Hui Fen was a picture of steely determination as she bowled her way to Singapore’s first AYG gold. (PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN).

The duo led from start to finish, in a commanding performance at the Orchid Country Club that left their rivals trailing in their wake.


The Straits Times, July 2, 2009, Thursday Darshini Krishna (right) hugged her mother as New Hui Fen and her mother looked on. The girls picked up Singapore's 2nd gold in the Asian Youth Games Girls' bowling doubles event. (PHOTO BY JOSEPH NAIR FOR THE STRAITS TIMES)
Thailand's Tanaprang Sathean and Yanee Saebe were second with 2,579 pinfalls, 101 pins behind the Singaporeans. Sim Ui Jin and Oh Nu Ri from South Korea won the bronze with 2,504.


Other highlight: Beachball - Despite loss to S’pore, girls from landlocked Mongolia are all smiles.


TODAY, Thursday July 2, 2009, Page 42, SPORT Nomio (left) and Namuun are used to hard courts and are only just getting used to volleyball beach style. (PHOTO BY shamir osman), shamir@mediacorp.com.sg



Picture is obtained from YouTube, By Alvin EH Tan
爱的祝福 (With Love and Best Wishes) by 马艾妮 Mah Ai Nee & The Stylers
ài de zhù fú

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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Asian Youth Games - Singapore gets 1st gold

Singapore gets 1st gold
From The Straits Times, July 1, 2009, Wednesday
http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Sport/Story/STIStory_397707.html
By Terrence Voon


Picture is obtained from http://www.amatierra.com/
The beauty of AYG has emerged and is worth gold.


Bowler gives Singapore its first gold
The Straits Times,Thursday, July 02, 2009
http://news.asiaone.com/News/the%2BStraits%2BTimes/Story/A1Story20090702-152123.html

THE strains of Majulah Singapura were heard for the first time at the Asian Youth Games (AYG) on Wednesday when Singapore kegler New Hui Fen struck gold in the girls' singles event on the first day of the bowling competition.


National bowler New Hui Fen has won Singapore's first gold medal at the Asian Youth Games. -- PHOTO By IMSG

Hui Fen, 17, held off late challenges from Japan's Misaki Mukotani and Oh Nu-Ri of South Korea at the Orchid Country Club to clinch the Republic's first gold medal at the inaugural Games.

The former Singapore Sports School student scored a combined total of 1,359 over six games to finish 45 pins ahead of the second-placed Mukotani.

Oh was third with 1,308 pinfalls. Hui Fen, who revealed that she was actually gunning for gold in the team events later this week, said playing on home soil was the key. 'It makes it more comfortable knowing your friends and family are here,' she said. 'I feel very happy and honoured to win the first gold for Singapore. I just wanted to do my best.'

For her efforts, Hui Fen will receive a cash reward of $4,000, offered by the Singapore Bowling Federation and Orchid Bowl for every gold medal won by the country's keglers.

After two days of competition, the host nation's overall medal count now stands at one gold medal and two bronzes.


Asian Youth Games Mascot and Young Team Officials from schools (Bowen Secondary School)


Singapore chef de mission Lee Wung Yew expects more medals to come before the Games end on July 7. He said: 'The load is lifted off the shoulders. Based on our performances so far, I'm really confident we'll be getting a few more medals.'


Asian Youth Games Mascot and Young Team Officials from schools (Bowen Secondary School)

The bowling competition continues on Thursday with the boys' and girls' doubles events.


Young Team Officials inside Swissotel to fetch the athletes to the stadium


The highlights of Kuwait, one of the 45 participating contingents.

Some other highlights - swimming news and delights.

Picture is obtained from http://quahtingwen.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/qty25042009.jpg

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