Asian Para Games stars among winners of inaugural Haw Par Para Sports Bursary Awards
The inaugural Haw Par Para Sports Bursary Awards is launched today in a bid to level up the local disability sporting scene. The award supports deserving para athletes from disadvantaged or less well-to-do backgrounds to enable them to continue to pursue sporting excellence and shine on both the international and local stages. This year, a […]
Second Singapore Para Athletes Commission aims to elevate status of para athletes
A fresh slate of six para athletes has been voted in by some 170 of their peers to be their representatives in the Singapore Para Athletes Commission (SPAC). The six are: Ms Nur Syahidah Alim (Archery), Chairperson Mr Kalai Vanen (Powerlifting), Vice-Chairperson Mr Jeremiah Tan (CP Football), Honorary Secretary Ms Alvina Neo (Shooting), Member Assoc […]
Some 140 participants showed off their abilities at the National Youth Inclusive Athletics Championships
Some 140 participants from both mainstream and special education schools joined in a special event to send a message loud and clear today: sports is for all. They took part in today’s Haw Par National Youth Inclusive Athletics Championships 2018, organised by the Singapore Disability Sports Council (SDSC), in conjunction with Haw Par Corporation Limited. […]
Swimmers of All Abilities Took Part in Haw Par National Youth Para Swimming Championship for the First Time
First time that non-competitive events are introduced at the championship to promote swimming as a lifestyle More youths with various disabilities taking part (82 in 2017 to 87 in 2018) The only national swimming championship that caters to youth across different impairments – intellectually impaired, deaf and hard-of-hearing, physically impaired, visually impaired, autism and down […]
Singapore Sports School Para Games Ups Competitive Landscape for Disability Sports Sector
Singapore Sports School Para Games to create new sporting opportunities for persons with disability Over $70,000 raised by Singapore Sports School’s student-athletes for disability sports About 300 participants to take part in 6 disability sports Three years of partnership with “Singapore Sports School” has positively impacted the disability sports sector locally. The school is organising […]
Strong finish for Team Singapore Boccia athletes on final day of competition
Team Singapore came agonizingly close to a gold medal on the final day of competition at the Tiger Balm Singapore Boccia Open 2018. spexScholar Toh Sze Ning and Aloysius Gan narrowly missed out on the top prize in the BC3 pairs category. Having already secured 2 wins yesterday, the duo played their final match today […]
Team Singapore Boccia athletes Toh Sze Ning and Aloysius Gan in the medal hunt for the BC3 pairs event
spexScholar Toh Sze Ning and Aloysius Gan performed well as a duo in the BC3 pairs event at the Tiger Balm Singapore Boccia Open 2018. Partnering for the first time, captain Sze Ning took charge and led the pair to a 4-3 win in the first round against the Thai pairing of Poolket Pongsathorn and […]
Thai athletes reign supreme on day 2 of the Tiger Balm Singapore Boccia Open 2018
Boccia athletes from Thailand showed off their prowess on the regional stage as they took all the spots in the finals of the individual events. World No.3 in the BC2 category, Thailand’s Saengampa Worawut, moved on to the finals tomorrow after beating Malaysian Teri Dale Adelric 14-0. Worawut’s opponent in the final is compatriot Pachdee Boontep, […]
Amazing skills on display at Tiger Balm Singapore Boccia Open 2018
Day 1 of the Tiger Balm Singapore Boccia Open 2018 kicked off this morning with 35 top athletes from 4 Asian countries battling it out for top honours in the individual event. Competition was intense with representatives from Malaysia, Republic of Korea, Thailand and Team Singapore taking part in the round-robin format. Team Singapore spexScholar […]
