[Media Release] Team Singapore Para Swimmers wrap up the first competition of 2025 with three medals and two national records at the Para Swimming World Series Australia
Credit: SDSC Team Singapore para swimmers kicked off their 2025 season with an impressive showing at the Para Swimming World Series Australia, clinching three medals and setting two new national records at the competition held in Melbourne from 14 to 16 February. Yip Pin Xiu marked her first competition since Paris 2024 with two podium […]
[Media Release] Team Singapore Para Swimmer Yip Pin Xiu scores a bronze at the 2025 Para Swimming World Series Australia
Credit: SDSC Seven-time Paralympic gold medallist Yip Pin Xiu delivered a strong performance at the 2025 Para Swimming World Series in Australia, clinching a bronze medal in the Women’s 200m Freestyle Multiclass finals. This marks her return to competition since the Paris 2024 Paralympics. Clocking 4:57.58 and earning 850 World Para Swimming points, she narrowly […]
[Media Release] Team Singapore Para Archer Nur Syahidah Alim clinches silver at the 2025 Asia Para Cup-World Ranking Tournament
Credit: SDSC/Pang Qing Liang Singapore’s top para archer, Nur Syahidah Alim, delivered an outstanding performance at the 2025 Asia PARA Cup-World Ranking Tournament, securing a silver medal in the Women’s Individual Compound Open event. This marks a strong start to her competitive season following her appearance at the Paris 2024 Paralympics. The current World No. […]
[Media Release] Singapore 2025 World Para Swimming Championships Logo and Mascot Inspired by “Little Red Dot”
From left to right: Ah Dot mascot, Paralympic boccia player Nurulasyiqah Taha, Team Singapore Para swimmer Wong Zhi Wei, Team Singapore Para swimmer Robbie Yeo, Paralympic medallist Theresa Goh, SDSC Executive Director Kelly Fan and Team Singapore Para swimmer Jazlene Tan. Credit: SDSC Link to Media Release World Para Swimming (WPS) and the Singapore Disability […]
[Media Release] Team Singapore strikes two silvers and three bronzes at International Bowling Federation Para Bowling World Championships 2025
Link to Media Release Team Singapore para bowlers delivered an impressive performance at the International Bowling Federation (IBF) Para Bowling World Championships 2025, clinching 2 silver and 3 bronze medals. The competition took place in Hong Kong, China, from 17 to 24 January 2025, with 154 athletes from 18 countries vying for top honors. Among […]
[Personal Statement] Ms. Ho Ching, Patron of the Singapore Disability Sports Council (SDSC)
Personal Statement by Ms. Ho Ching, Patron of the Singapore Disability Sports Council (SDSC) The Singapore Disability Sports Council (SDSC) has been a beacon of courage, resilience and inclusion, by uplifting lives through sports, for over half a century. It champions abilities over disabilities. Its lasting foundations of quiet, daily victories empower individuals, unite families, […]
[Media Release] Singapore kicks off first inclusive climbing event for persons with visual impairment
Link to media advisory here Singapore kicks off first inclusive climbing event for persons with visual impairment Following the launch of the Disability Sports Master Plan 2024, Singapore marked a new milestone in inclusive sports on 23 November 2024 with the inaugural event of “Merdeka Monkey,” the first inclusive climbing event of its kind […]
[Media Release] Largest number of awardees celebrated at Singapore Disability Sports Awards 2024
SDSA 2024 Winners up on stage Largest number of awardees celebrated at Singapore Disability Sports Awards 2024 Para swimmers Toh Wei Soong and Yip Pin Xiu dominate top prizes, while para lawn bowls achieves first-time honours Minister Edwin Tong unveils refreshed Disability Sports Master Plan Ms Ho Ching, Chairman of Temasek Trust, introduced as […]
[Media Release] SINGAPORE TO HOST HISTORIC 2025 WORLD PARA SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Singapore, 5 February 2024 – World Para Swimming (WPS) and the Singapore Disability Sports Council (SDSC) unveiled Singapore as the host city for the 12th edition of the World Para Swimming Championships today. The Championships, which is the highest ranked Para swimming event outside the Paralympic Games, will unfold at the world-class OCBC Aquatic Centre […]
