[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 […]
[Media Release] Record-breaking number of awards unveiled at the Singapore Disability Sports Awards 2023, presented by Haw Par Corporation
(Photo credit: Singapore Disability Sports Council / Calvin Teoh) An exceptional array of 14 awards was presented at the Singapore Disability Sports Awards (SDSA) 2023, acknowledging both community contributions and outstanding high-performance achievements. Notably, para swimmers emerged as frontrunners, with defending double world champion Yip Pin Xiu securing the prestigious title of Sportswoman of the […]
[Media Release] Singapore finishes Singapore Para Bowling International 2023 with 2 golds, 8 silvers and 6 bronzes, ending third out of eight countries on the medal table
Team Singapore at the Singapore Para Bowling International 2023 (Photo Credit: Singapore Disability Sports Council / Wee Teck Hian) After a thrilling three-day competition at the Temasek Club from 5 to 7 October 2023, Team Singapore finished third on the medal table for the Singapore Para Bowling International 2023, with a haul of 2 gold, […]
[Media Release] Jeralyn Tan Yee Ting Secures Tearful Gold at Póvoa de Varzim 2023 World Boccia Cup
Above: Jeralyn Tan Yee Ting (left) with coach and competition partner, Yurnita Omar (right) (Image credit: Singapore Disability Sports Council) Singapore boccia player Jeralyn Tan Yee Ting, together with coach and competition partner Yurnita Omar, ended their last game in the BC1 Female Individual event at the Póvoa de Varzim 2023 World Boccia Cup today, […]
[Media Release] Singapore Para Bowling International 2023 kicks off, with Singapore finishing second on the medal table on first day
Teams at the Singapore Para Bowling International 2023 (Photo credit: SDSC/Stefanus Ian) About 60 para bowlers from eight countries celebrated the kickoff of the Singapore Para Bowling International 2023 at Temasek Club this morning. The tournament, jointly organised by the Singapore Disability Sports Council (SDSC) and the Bowling Association for the Disabled (Singapore) (BADS), will […]
[Media Release] Yip Pin Xiu wins second gold at Manchester 2023 Para Swimming World Championships and defends title as double world champion
Yip Pin Xiu at Manchester 2023 Para Swimming World Championships (Photo credit: Singapore Disability Sports Council/Jon Super/SportsNewsAgency) 5-time Paralympic medalist Yip Pin Xiu claimed her seventh World Championships title at the Manchester 2023 Para Swimming World Championships, yet again leaving her competitors in her wake in the Women’s 50m Backstroke S2 event. The win cemented […]
[Media Release] Yip Pin Xiu wins gold at Manchester 2023 Para Swimming World Championships and secures first swimming slot for Singapore to Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
Above: Yip Pin Xiu at Manchester 2023 Para Swimming World Championships (Image credit: Singapore Disability Sports Council/Jon Super/SportsNewsAgency) 5-time Paralympic medalist Yip Pin Xiu sealed the first swimming slot for Singapore to the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games with a dominating win in the Women’s 100m Backstroke S2 event at the Manchester 2023 Para Swimming World […]
[Media Release] Four Singapore para swimmers begin races today for first 2024 Paralympic Games swim slots at Manchester 2023 World Para Swimming Championships
Above (Left to Right) Colin Soon Jin Guang, Sophie Soon Jin Wei, Toh Wei Soong, Yip Pin Xiu (Image credits: Singapore Disability Sports Council/Andy Chua, Singapore National Paralympic Council) Four para swimmers – Colin Soon Jin Guang, Sophie Soon Jin Wei, Toh Wei Soong and Yip Pin Xiu – have qualified for the World Para […]
[Media Release] Para-archer Nur Syahidah Alim places 6th at World Championships and secures first Paralympics spot for Singapore
Above: Para-archer Nur Syahidah Bte Alim at the Pilsen 2023 World Archery Para Championships (Image credit: World Archery) Para-archer Nur Syahidah Bte Alim secured the first slot for Singapore to next year’s Paralympic Games by ranking sixth overall out of 46 competitors in the Women’s Compound Open category at the Pilsen 2023 World Archery Para […]
