Singapore Earns Rights to Host Micron Singapore World Para Bowling Tour Series for Second Consecutive Year
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The Singapore Disability Sports Council (SDSC) today announced that Micron Foundation, the non-profit entity of Micron Technology, has pledged a $100,000 donation to its “Live the Dream” programme, enabling the advocacy agency to organise the World Para Bowling Tour Series in Singapore for the second time. Singapore is the only host country to be given […]
Team Singapore finishes final day of the Singapore 2019 World Para Swimming World Series with two more medals
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Backed by a strong home crowd, Team Singapore swimmers Toh Wei Soong and Yip Pin Xiu made their last attempts for podium finishes on this final evening of the Singapore 2019 World Para Swimming World Series in the Men’s 50m Butterfly and Women’s 50m Backstroke events respectively. Their efforts paid off with two silvers medals, […]
Final day of Singapore 2019 World Para Swimming World Series set to wrap up with intense races and stellar finishes
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This morning heats saw Team Singapore swimmers Yip Pin Xiu and Toh Wei Soong entering the finals of the third and last day of Singapore 2019 World Para Swimming World Series, which also marks the last two chances for Singapore to raise its medal haul. Yip placed fourth in the Women’s 50m Backstroke heats with […]
Philippines and Vietnam obtain first medals while Pascoe sets second World Record
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Sophie Pascoe (NZL) broke her second World Record in the Women’s 50m Freestyle, to loud cheers by the crowd at OCBC Aquatic Centre this evening. The six-time Paralympian finished first place with a time of 27.69s (1041 points), against the previous World Record timing of 28.14s, which Sophie herself had held. Her win brought the […]
Danielle Moi shaves off more than six seconds off her personal best
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Danielle Moi (S14) secures a place in the A finals of the Women’s 400m Freestyle with a time of 5:32.56 (469 points), after shaving off her personal best by 6.2 seconds and placing 8th in the heats. The finals will see to her competing with four-time Paralympian Jessica Long (S8) who came in 1st in the heats with […]
Toh wins Singapore’s First Medal – a Gold – at World Para Series on Home Ground
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After placing first in the Heats earlier this morning beating 71 other swimmers, Toh Wei Soong brought home the first medal – gold, nonetheless – for Singapore with a score of 944 points in the Men’s 100m Freestyle event, sending the home crowd into wild cheers, as Day 1 of the Singapore 2019 World Para Series came […]
Rousing start to Day 1 Heats at World Para Swimming World Series as competitors break regional records and set new personal bests
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As expected of their journeys towards the World Championships in September, elite para swimmers thrilled the crowd at the OCBC Aquatic Centre this morning, as they broke 2 regional records and achieved performances close to breaking world records during the first heats of the Series. Liu Daomin (CHN) took over the Asian Record for Women’s […]
Mobility Partner for World Para Swimming World Series goes beyond mobilizing people and logistics to community
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Over 700 youth and children to gain exclusive insights into the world of para swimming The Singapore Disability Sports Council (SDSC) kickstarted school learning journeys for the Singapore 2019 World Para Swimming World Series on 7 May 2019. Held across 5 days, the learning journeys will welcome a total of over 700 students to the […]
Swimmers make a splash at the SPH Foundation National Inclusive Swimming Championships
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The SPH Foundation National Inclusive Swimming Championships saw 111 participants including athletes who would be competing at the upcoming Singapore 2019 World Para Swimming World Series. This will be the 38th iteration of the annual swimming championships organised by Singapore Disability Sports Council (SDSC). Guest-of-Honour Ms Sim Ann, Senior Minister of State for Culture, Community and […]