[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] Aloysius Gan and Nurulasyiqah Mohd Taha win first-ever World Cup pairs medal for Singapore
Singapore’s Aloysius Gan and Nurulasyiqah Mohd Taha clinched the nation’s first-ever World Cup pairs medal at the New Taipei City 2024 World Boccia Cup yesterday, with a decisive 6-0 win in the bronze medal match against Thailand, currently world ranked number four in the Pairs BC3 category. Thailand was represented by Ladamanee Kla-han and Akkadej […]
[Media Release] TEAM SINGAPORE WRAPS UP FINAL DAY OF THE CITI PARA SWIMMING WORLD SERIES SINGAPORE 2024 WITH FOUR MEDALS WON ON FIRST AND SECOND DAYS
The third and final day of the Citi Para Swimming World Series Singapore 2024 saw a spectacular home crowd cheering Team Singapore para swimmers on in their last bid to bring back more medals to the Republic’s tally. A rousing start to the day’s heats saw three Team Singapore para swimmers headed to the finals […]
[Media Release] YIP PIN XIU WINS SECOND MEDAL FOR TEAM SINGAPORE WHILE JAPAN’S AYANO TSUJIUCHI AND KAZAKHSTAN’S NURDAULET ZHUMAGALI BREAK THREE ASIAN RECORDS
Yip Pin Xiu, who won a bronze medal on the opening day of the Citi Para Swimming World Series Singapore 2024, added another silver to her tally in the Women’s 50m Backstroke Multiclass event on the second day of the competition. She finished with a time of 1:04.89, earning 853 World Para Swimming Points. Philippines’ […]
[Media Release] TEAM SINGAPORE KICKS OFF FIRST DAY OF CITI PARA SWIMMING WORLD SERIES SINGAPORE 2024 WITH MEDAL WINS BY TOH AND YIP
Team Singapore swimmers are off to a great start at the Citi Para Swimming World Series Singapore 2024, with a gold medal from Toh Wei Soong in the Men’s 50m Butterfly Multi-Class event, up from second place in the same event last year. He also won a Bronze medal in the Men’s 100m Freestyle Multi-Class […]
[Media Release] Golds for all at Pajulahti World Boccia Challenger 2024
Ten years after her gold medal at the 2014 Montreal Boccia World Open, Nurulasyiqah Mohd Taha once again claimed the top podium spot at an international competition – this time at the Pajulahti World Boccia Challenger 2024 held in Finland from 9 to 17 May 2024. After a 10-1 win against Saudi Arabia’s Lujain Althaqfi […]
[Media Release] Record number of medals to be vied for at the Citi Para Swimming World Series 2024 Singapore
Third edition held in Singapore would feature Singapore’s first youth finals, where youth aged 18 and below would be able to compete separately for additional medals, as a boost for the development of youth para swimmers. It also features the global debut for the “Swim Together” workshop, a coaching curriculum introduced by World Para Swimming […]
[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 […]
