SINGAPORE – As Singaporean rower Saiyidah Aisyah emerged from her boat on April 21, the biggest day of her Olympic qualification campaign, she could not help but feel upset about how her race had gone. Nerves got the better of her on Tangeum Lake in Chungju, South Korea, where the Asian and Oceanian Olympic Qualification Regatta was taking place. She.
After a 16-day run, the Asian Games that was held in Hangzhou, China, ended on Oct 8. It was a tough fight for our national athletes but Singapore managed to bag 16 medals: Three gold, six silvers and seven bronzes. While not everyone went back home with a win, recently-elected President Tharman Shanmugaratnam feels that all our athletes deserve a.
Shanti Pereira's monumental sprint gold is the obvious highlight of Team Singapore's Asian Games outing, but a low medal haul should prompt reviews and tweaks.