11 June 2013 - Singapore National Olympic Council

11 June 2013
T
he Singapore Sports Awards is the Republic’s
most highly coveted honours for our athletes
and sporting partners. Introduced in 1967, the
awards pay homage to achievements in and
contributions to Singapore’s sporting scene.
This year’s Singapore Sports Awards recognises
not only the achievements of our athletes and
sporting partners, but also the new legacies they
have created. The record-breaking milestones we
have witnessed in the past year have raised the
bar for Sporting Singapore and this will serve
to inspire and empower future sportsmen and
sportswomen, as well as regular Singaporeans.
Tonight, the Singapore Sports Awards takes on a
brand new ceremony format as we celebrate our
sporting superstars and their legacies in jubilation.
An exciting and significant evening lies ahead at
the Singapore Sports Awards 2013.
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Programme
6.15pm
Arrival of Guests and VIPs
Cocktail Reception
7.00pm
Arrival of Guest-of-Honour
Mr Lawrence Wong
Acting Minister
Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth
and
Senior Minister of State
Ministry of Communications and Information
Welcome address by Mrs Jessie Phua
Chairperson, Singapore Sports Awards 2013
Organising Committee
Speech by Mr -BXSFODF8POH
Acting Minister
Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth
and
Senior Minister of State
Ministry of Communications and Information
Presentation of Meritorious Awards by
Dr Tan Eng Liang
Vice President,
Singapore National Olympic Council
and
Mr Cheah Kim Teck
Vice Chairman,
Singapore Sports Council
Programme
Presentation of Main Awards by
Mr Teo Chee Hean
Deputy Prime Minister,
Coordinating Minister for National Security,
Minister for Home Affairs and
President, Singapore National Olympic Council
and
Mr Lawrence Wong
Acting Minister
Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth
and
Senior Minister of State
Ministry of Communications and Information
Best Sports Event of the Year (Local)
Best Sports Event of the Year (International)
Most Inspiring Sports Story of the Year
Sportsboy/Sportsgirl Team of the Year (Event)
Team of the Year (Event)
Team of the Year (Team Sport)
Coach of the Year
Sportsgirl of the Year
Sportsboy of the Year
Sportswoman of the Year
Dinner
Entertainment
End of Programme
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Meritorious
Awards
Meritorious
Awards
(Seniors)
(Seniors)
Individual
Event
Athletics
National Badminton Women’s Doubles Team
(London 2012 Olympic Games)
Gary Yeo Foo Ee
Dipna Lim Prasad
Badminton
Derek Wong Zi Liang
Gu Juan
Bowling
Daphne Tan Shi Jing
Cherie Tan Shi Hua
Jazreel Tan Shi Hua
Canoeing
Geraldine Lee Wei Ling
Golf
Jonathan Woo Ke-Jun
Shinta Mulia Sari
Yao Lei
National Bowling Women’s Doubles Team
(Asian Championship)
Shayna Ng Lin Zhi
Jazreel Tan Shi Hua
National Bowling Women’s Trio Team
(Asian Championship)
Amanda Ng Li Chuen
New Hui Fen
Daphne Tan Shi Jing
National Sailing 420 Women’s Team
(World Championship)
Gymnastics
Griselda Khng
Lee Shu Xian
Sailing
National Table Tennis Men’s Team
(Asian Championship)
Lim Heem Wei
Elizabeth Yin Yueling
Colin Cheng Xinru
Shooting
Gao Ning
Yang Zi
Clarence Chew Zheyu
Pang Xuejie
Silat
National Table Tennis Men’s Team
(London 2012 Olympic Games)
Jasmine Ser Xiang Wei
Muhammad Ridhwan Bin Selamat
Muhammad Shakir Bin Juanda
Swimming
Danny Yeo Kai Quan
Mylene Ong Chui Bin
Tao Li
Lynette Lim Shu En
Joseph Isaac Schooling
Table Tennis
Gao Ning
Yang Zi
Zhan Jian
Wang Yuegu
Yu Mengyu
Li Jiawei
Gao Ning
Yang Zi
Zhan Jian
Li Hu
National Table Tennis Women’s Doubles Team
(Asian Championship)
Sun Beibei
Li Jiawei
National Table Tennis Women’s Team
(World Team Championship)
Feng Tianwei
Wang Yuegu
Li Jiawei
Sun Beibei
Yu Mengyu
Weightlifting
Helena Wong Kar Mun
Wushu
Seet Wee Key
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Meritorious
Awards
(Sportsboy/Sportsgirl)
Individual
Athletics
Jannah Wong Min
Sailing
Loh Jia Yi
Samuel Neo Jiun Jie
Silat
Rudi Hermawan Bin Zahri
Nurul Shafiqah Binte Mohamed Saiful
Muhammad Nur Alfian Bin Juma’en
Nur Shafiqa Binte Sheik Alau’ddin
Muhammad Iqbal Bin Abdul Rahman
Swimming
Lionel Khoo Chien Yin
Amanda Lim Xiang Qi
Teo Zhen Ren
Table Tennis
Clarence Chew Zheyu
Wushu
Jowen Lim Si Wei
Event
National Sailing Optimist Team at the Asian Team
Racing Championship
Elisa Yukie Yokoyama
Jessica Goh Kai Ling
Loh Jia Yi
Edward Tan Yi Zhu
Samuel Neo Jiun Jie
Ryan Teo Yee Kang
Matthew Scott Lau Wen Jiang
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Best Sports Event
Best Sports Event
Finalists
Finalists
of the Year (Local)
24th Canon Lion City Cup
The Lion City Cup is an annual international association
football competition organised by the Football Association
of Singapore. Started out in 1977, it was the only soccer
tournament in the world then which catered to Under-16
contestants.
Last year, the AFC Ajax U16 team, The FC Porto U16 Team,
Manchester City U16 Team, and The Vasco Da Gama U16 team
were invited to play in Singapore. The finals was held at the
Jalan Besar Stadium and it was between Singapore’s National
Football Academy and the AFC Ajax. The event drew over
13,000 enthusiastic fans from all walks of life to support for the
youth teams.
65th Singapore Cricket Club
International Rugby Club 7s
The Singapore Cricket Club International Rugby 7s (SCC 7s)
is the oldest and most prestigious rugby 7s event in the region.
Celebrating its 65th Anniversary in 2012, the event provided 2
weeks of rugby action including the Asian Sevens Series, which
served as the Rugby Sevens World Cup Qualifier tournament
for Asia. The top 12 Asian rugby teams were gathered at the
Padang competing for the chance to represent Asia in the
Rugby World Cup in Moscow in 2013.
The SCC 7s has grown from a local tournament for amateur
club teams from Singapore and Malaysia to a world class
event. It is undoubtedly one of the world’s strongest rugby 7s
tournaments and it attracts interest from many of the world’s
top club sides and national development sides.
of the Year (Local)
OCBC Cycle Singapore 2012
Since its inaugural year in 2009, OCBC Cycle Singapore has
grown into a premier mass participation event on Singapore’s
sporting calendar. In 2012, the fourth year of the event, close
to 11,000 cyclists from over 70 different nations took up the
unique opportunity to cycle on closed public roads in the heart
of Singapore.
OCBC Cycle Singapore continues to offer cycling categories
to cater a wide range of ages, from kids to biker enthusiasts
and professionals. The Pro Criterium night pitted Olympic
Medallists and Tour de France heroes against each other in
a thrilling race around the F1 Pit Building won by Robbie
McEwen. The Super Challenge, a new component of the event,
offered a 59km route that put the cyclists to the ultimate test of
endurance.
Standard Chartered Marathon
Singapore 2012
The Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore (SCMS) is
Singapore’s pinnacle running event. In 2012, SCMS was
awarded its Gold Label status by the International Association
of Athletics Federations (IAAF) for the second time running.
This ensured that Singapore remains among the ranks of
world-class marathons such as New York City Marathon and
London Marathon.
SCMS 2012 saw 53,000 running enthusiasts participating,
amongst whom was the oldest marathoner in the world - Fauja
Singh. The inspiring 101-year-old participated in the event
to raise awareness for the SportCares Foundation, a Vision
2030 initiative that aims to leverage on the power and positive
impact of sport as a force for social good.
Positioned as the ‘people’s race’, the various fringe activities
such as the Carnival and Kids Zone also brought together
the different communities and enhanced the supporters’
experience.
Best Sports Event
Best Sports Event
of the Year (International)
of the Year (International)
FINA/ARENA Swimming World
Cup 2012 (Singapore)
HSBC Women’s Champions 2012
Finalists
This is the final leg of the FINA/Arena Swimming World Cup,
an annually staged elite level world swimming series. More
than 220 swimmers, including some of the top 10 in the world
from 26 countries, took part in what was hailed as the most
exciting competitive swimming event on Singapore’s sports
calendar. This is also the only elite level swimming series event
to be held in Singapore. The 7th edition of the event will be
taking place on 5-6 November later this year.
The 2-day event was broadcasted to 98 territories, reaching out
to 410 million households. There was also live and on-demand
web streaming on FINA TV.
Finalists
The 5th instalment of the HSBC Women’s Champions was held
at the magnificent Tanah Merah Country Club.
Playing the full 288 holes over 4 days, this highly anticipated
international golf championships saw a stellar field represented
by 16 nations which had won over 450 international titles and
36 major trophies. Over 26,000 local and overseas spectators
graced the 4-day event which was broadcasted to over 1.5
billion households. They were also treated to a slew of fringe
activities including Pro-Am Competition, HSBC Junior Clinic
and a Spectators Interactive Village.
Singapore’s golf fanatics were treated to an intense final in a
four-way play-off which eventually saw American Angela
Stanford crowned the winner.
HSBC Asian 7s Series, Singapore
Li-Ning Singapore Open 2012
The HSBC Asian 7s Series held its inaugural competition in
Singapore in 2012, doubling up as the Asian qualifiers for
the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013 with the top three teams
earning a spot in the World Cup.
The Li-Ning Singapore Open celebrated its 25th Anniversary
in 2012, proving its success as a marquee sporting event that
promotes badminton in the region.
The competition saw a twofold increase in participation
with 10 participating teams from the region in 2012, up from
4 teams in 2011. It attracted about 6,000 spectators per day
with a wide range of fringe activities to enhance spectators’
experience. There were also rugby clinics, rugby celebrities’
interactions and apparel giveaways to participants.
Hailed as Singapore’s most prestigious badminton event,
the competition played host to international top players and
showcased Singapore’s top shuttlers who represented the
nation at the Olympic Games. The event was broadcasted
internationally to 17 countries and attracted over 29,000
spectators.
Best Sports Event
of the Year (International)
Finalists
Most Inspiring Sports
Story of the Year
Finalists
Gerrard Lin: “30km mark. 12km
more. Hell began”
Leslie Tan,
Red Sports, 31 december
2012
ONE Fighting Championship™ 2012
ONE Fighting Championship™ is the largest MMA organisation
in Asia and was recently recognised as The Most Exciting
MMA Promotion in the World by the prestigious Asian MMA
Awards.
The event brings the best fighters and champions in Asia
together to compete for greatness in the fastest growing sport
in the world – Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). MMA allows
fighters from all over Asia to enter the cage to prove the
effectiveness of their core martial art on the world stage. ONE
Fighting Championship™ held two sold-out events in 2012 at
the Singapore Indoor Stadium titled ONE FC: WAR OF THE
LIONS (March) and ONE FC: RISE OF KINGS (October). It
made history as more than 10,000 MMA fans in Singapore
witnessed the crowning of the first Asian World Champions on
the largest stage in Asian MMA.
Leslie Tan illustrates the triumph
of mind over matter and how
an ordinary Singaporean like
Mr Gerrard Lin is making an
extraordinary impact on the lives
of others. Mr Lin, who is better
known by his nickname Ah Siao,
ran the 2012 Standard Chartered
Marathon Singapore dragging a
14kg tyre to help raise awareness
and funds for the Bone Marrow Donor Programme.
Leslie takes readers on an up-close and personal journey into
Mr Lin’s mission; from the intense training that he put himself
through to prepare for the race, to the struggles he faced during
the run. As Mr Lin put it: “30km mark. 12km more. Hell
began....Then it was hell again as the sun became my adversary.
The body was screaming.”
Mr Lin’s accomplishment of what many would look to as an
almost impossible mission is truly an inspiration.
There’s Always Another Mountain
to Climb
Jeanette Tan,
Yahoo! News, 5 june 2012
Jeanette Tan’s story about Mr
Shariff Abdullah’s determination
to live a full and normal life
despite his disability tugs is truly
a heart-gripping piece.
Jeanette draws readers in as she
brings out the difficulties and
challenges Shariff faced. 43-yearold Shariff was born without a left
foot, but from a very young age
would not let that stop him from climbing in life, both literally
and figuratively. In her story, Jeanette recounts the lowest
point in Shariff ’s life; when doctors told him that he needed to
amputate a further five inches from his left leg. The stress from
the prospect of not being able to work proved too much for him
– Shariff made several attempts to take his own life, including
drinking Dettol.
Today, Shariff climbs mountains and runs marathons to raise
awareness and funds for charity groups. Shariff ’s resilience
and ability to bounce back from adversity proves that there is
always hope, even when hope seems lost. As Jeanette illustrates
in Shariff ’s words: “...today I can be a loser, tomorrow I can be
a winner.”
Most Inspiring Sports
Story of the Year
Finalists
Sportsboy/Sportsgirl
Team of the Year
(Event)
True Grit
Chan U-Gene,
The Sunday Times, 15 april
2012
Chan U-Gene’s story about Kirsten
Koh’s battle to recover from a
dreadful accident to walk at the
Sundown Marathon is truly a tale
for the ages.
It is a story that anyone can relate to
- and be inspired by. For Koh is not
an elite athlete. She is an ordinary
person, a weekend warrior who was
going about her own business when
she was knocked down by a lorry while cycling.
Not only did U-Gene chart the physical trauma of the accident,
noting that she underwent 19 operations totalling 80 hours,
needed 5 litres of blood from transfusions and had eight broken
bones, but this was also a record of the mental battle she went
through to recover her identity as an athlete after the accident
left her 2cm shorter, with a limp and perpetual pain.
It is a story of how an athlete was knocked down doing sport,
and how sport is helping her to get up again.
National Sailing Optimist Team
at the World Team Racing
Championship
Elisa Yukie Yokoyama, Jessica Goh Kai Ling, Loh Jia Yi,
Edward Tan Yi Zhu, Samuel Neo Jiun Jie
The National Sailing Optimist Team impressed the world by
defending their Championship title at the World Team Racing
Championship.
Victory Lies in Tan’s Duel with
Life
Comprising Elisa Yukie Yokoyama, Jessica Goh, Loh Jia Yi,
Edward Tan and Samuel Neo, the championship title was
deemed “impossible”, given that they had to win the team
racing event and the overall Nation’s Cup.
Rohit Brijnath,
The team proved naysayers wrong with their determination
and success. Not only did they defend the championship title,
they also swept all individual podium positions.
The Straits Times,
4 september 2012
“What matters is what she tells us
about life, that it isn’t perfect, it’s
messy, it’s unfair and yet, she reminds
us, disadvantage is only as daunting as
we make it”.
This line from Rohit’s commentary
sums up succinctly why Laurentia
Tan’s achievements matter. Why the
Paralympics matter. And why disabled
athletes do what they do.
More importantly, this telling of Laurentia’s tale - of how even
at the Paralympics, she had to also overcome a disadvantage in
being deaf and not hearing the music in her programme - and
the unveiling of her philosophy towards life, is a lesson that
moves everyone, not just those in the sporting fraternity.
It tell us why Laurentia is an inspiration and a hero, not just
because she’s the proud owner of several Paralympic medals, but
because she’s taken on life - and won.
Never before has a country in the world dominated the elite
junior sailing event in such a fashion, and this remarkable team
from Singapore is the first.
Team of the Year
(Event) Finalists
Team of the Year
(Event) Finalists
National Bowling Women’s Team
Amanda Ng Li Chuen, Cherie Tan Shi Hua, Daphne Tan Shi
Jing, Jazreel Tan Shi Hua, New Hui Fen, Shayna Ng Lin Zhi
The Singapore women’s bowling team of Amanda Ng, New Hui
Fen, Shayna Ng, Daphne Tan, Cherie Tan and Jazreel Tan has
certainly turned in top-class performances this past year and
done Singapore proud.
The sextet took the team silver medal at the 22nd Asian Tenpin
Bowling Championships held in Hong Kong last year, beating
strong contenders from 21 other countries.
National Table Tennis Women’s
Team
Their performance is a reflection of teamwork, passion and a
fighting spirit - qualities that bode well for continued success.
Feng Tianwei, Wang Yuegu, Li Jiawei, Sun Beibei
It was yet another victorious year for the National Table Tennis
Women’s Team.
Comprising Feng Tianwei, Wang Yuegu, Li Jiawei and Sun
Beibei, the quartet returned home from the 2012 London
Olympic Games with the Women’s Team Bronze medal.
The same team brought home the Silver medal in the same
event at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
It is with their dedication, passion, and an unrelenting quest for
success, that Singapore made its mark as a powerhouse on the
world map of Table Tennis.
National Sailing 420 Women’s
Team
Rachel Lee Qing, Cecilia Low Rui Qi
2012 was a momentous year for the National Sailing 420
Women’s Team, as sailors Rachel Lee and Cecilia Low beat
35 other boats to be crowned world champions of the 420 in
Austria. With this feat, the dynamic duo became the first team
from Asia to win the ladies title.
Rachel and Cecilia were previously gold medallists at the 2010
Asian Games, and had paired up again just four months prior
to the World Championships. However, they proved that with
commitment and determination, nothing can stand in their
way to success.
Team of the Year
(Team Sport)
National Football Men’s Team
at the Asean Football Federation
Suzuki Cup
Mohammad Shahril Bin Ishak, Hariss S/O Harun, Mohamad
Izwan Bin Mahbud, Mohamad Shaiful Bin Esah Nain, Mohammad
Isa Bin Abdul Halim, Baihakki Bin Khaizan, Shi Jiayi, Shahdan Bin
Sulaiman, Aleksandar Duric, Fazrul Nawaz S/O Shahul Hameed,
Qiu Li, Muhammad Fazli Bin Ayob, Mustafic Fahrudin, Bennett
Daniel Mark, Mohamed Hyrulnizam Bin Juma’at, Mohammad
Khairul Amri Bin Mohammad Kamal, Muhammad Irwan Shah
Bin Arismail, Muhammad Safuwan Bin Baharudin, Mohammad
Firdaus Bin Kasman, Mohamed Hafiz Bin Rahim, Sim Wei Zhi
Joey, Muhammad Zulfahmi Bin Mohd Arifin
The Singapore National Football Men’s Team won the Asean
title for a record fourth time, when they beat Thailand with an
aggregate score of 3-2 at the Asean Football Federation (AFF)
Suzuki Cup last year.
Singapore was the winner of the ASEAN crown in 1998, 2004
and 2007.
It is without a doubt that the team’s passion, commitment and
fighting spirit were what led the Lions to their victory.
Coach of the Year
Coach of the Year
Babella Balazs
Fernando Javier Alegre Arbulu
Babella coaches at the Singapore Canoe Federation.
Fernando’s contribution to the Singapore Sailing Team helped
place the Republic on the world map of sailing yet again.
Finalists
Canoeing
He spends a significant amount of time and effort in developing
each and every athlete through designing customised
training and diet programmes for them. He also works on
the athletes’ mental and strength endurance through specific
training methods, such that they are at their optimal during
competitions.
Under his coaching, Singapore qualified for the 2012 London
Olympic Games for the first time in history.
Finalists
Sailing
The team’s success at the Optimist World Championships is
a testament of his effective coaching and dedication to the
development of the sport in Singapore.
Notably, 3 out of the 5 sailors who represented Singapore in the
championships last year were debutants. Within a short span of
7 months, Fernando raised the level of athletes, leading them to
an unprecedented back-to-back clean sweep of the world titles.
With his dedication to the team, he has grown both the quality
and quantity of the Optimist sailors from 32 in 2011 to 48 in
2012, with the junior sailors picking up podium finishes at
other continental events. He has also been consistently building
the pipeline of national sailors for the past 7 years.
Radojko Avramovic
Football
Radojko led the Singapore Lions to an unprecedented fourth
Asean Football Championship title.
With his wealth of experience and the work he has done with
the team, he is hailed as the “miracle worker” by Singapore’s
football fans.
Radojko was also responsible for the 2004 and 2007 triumphs at
the Asean Football Championship. After nine years of service,
he steps down from the Singapore football scene as reputedly
the most successful manager of the national team.
Sportsgirl
of the year
Coach of the Year
Finalists
Finalists
Mohamad Hidayat Bin Hosni
Silat
Going beyond the call of duty, Hidayat pays attention to
more than just the athletes’ training. He cooks for them at
competitions and communicates with their parents on their
development - demonstrating genuine care and concern for his
team.
As the Head Coach at the Singapore Silat Federation, he
demands a high standard of training and discipline from
both the coaches and the athletes. He also demonstrates
sportsmanship. He runs, kicks, punches, sweats together with
the athletes to demonstrate himself as a role model for both the
athletes and coaches.
Elisa Yukie Yokoyama
Sailing
Yukie is a fighter who performs impeccably at competitions.
She represented Singapore at several international sailing
competitions in 2012 and clinched the IODA World
Championship and the Singapore Optimist Open Championship
titles respectively, bringing glory to the country.
Going into the last day of racing at the 2012 World
Championships with equal leading scores from her other
competitors, Yukie had to win all of her races in order to clinch
the IODA World Championship title. In the face of pressure,
Yukie did not relent and emerged victorious.
Under his charge, Singapore bagged a total of 22 Golds, 19
Silvers and 16 Bronzes in 2012 at various international Silat
competitions.
Zhou Shusen
Vera Tan Yan Ning
Shusen led the Singapore Table Tennis Women’s Team to many
victories since he took over the helm of leadership. In 2010, the
stunning upset of World’s Number 1 China team at the World
Team Table Tennis Championship held in Moscow, positioned
the Singaporean paddlers as a force to be reckoned with.
Vera started to participate in competitive Wushu at the tender
age of 11. With merely 3 years of experience, she has done
Singapore proud in 2012 at the 4th Junior Wushu Championship
held in Macau, China.
Table Tennis
In 2012, he led the team to the Bronze medal at the 2012
London Olympic Games, and had coached Feng Tianwei to a
Silver medal at the Women’s Singles in the same game, earning
Singapore’s first individual Olympic medal in 52 years.
Shusen is actively involved in all aspects of the athletes’
development, and works closely with them on their styles and
techniques in the sport.
Wushu
Organised by the International Wushu Federation, the
competition was hailed as the most prestigious Wushu
competition in the world for competitors below the age of 18.
Vera had to compete against others who were older than her,
but she proved that age was no barrier. She did Singapore
proud by bagging a Gold and Silver medal in the Taijiquan and
Taijijian category respectively.
Sportsboy
of the year
Sportsboy
of the year
Finalists
Finalists
Keith Saw Hui Xun
Samuel Tan Wei Han
Keith has been in the competitive bowling scene for the past
5 years.
With only four years of active training and competitive
participation in Wushu, Samuel represented Singapore at the
4th Junior Wushu Championship - the most prestigious junior
Wushu competition in the world.
Bowling
He did Singapore proud by claiming the men’s single title at the
Asian Tenpin Bowling Championship last year in Hong Kong.
At the World Youth Championship held in Bangkok last year,
Keith also played an instrumental role in helping his team win
the silver medal.
Keith’s stellar performance in 2012 was a testament to his
hardwork and focus in the sport over the past few years.
Quah Zheng Wen
Swimming
Zheng Wen is undoubtedly an outstanding swimmer. He is
currently the record holder of five events in the open category
as well as seven events in the U-17 category.
At the tender age of 16, he has represented Singapore at the 2012
London Olympic Games and other international swimming
competitions such as the FINA World Cup, Singapore; and the
regional and inaugural SEA Swimming Championships.
Zheng Wen is an all-rounded individual. Apart from his
academic achievements in school, he is known to be an
unassuming young man who is humble and embodies great
sportsmanship. A role model for other young athletes, Zheng
Wen is set for a bright swimming career ahead of him.
Wushu
Donned in Singapore colours, Samuel did the Republic proud
when he clinched the Gold medal in the Taijiquan category,
and the Silver in the Taijijian category.
At the age of 16, his accomplishment is a testament to his
hardwork and dedication to the sport.
Sportswoman
of the year
Finalists
Sportswoman
of the year
Finalists
Shayna Ng Lin Zhi
Feng Tianwei
Shayna is no stranger to the competitive world of bowling.
With 9 years of active participation in the sport, Shayna
has represented the Republic in numerous international
competitions.
At the age of 27, Tianwei has a whole string of accolades to her
name. With seven years of active participation in the sport, she
has been instrumental in placing Singapore on the world map
of Table Tennis.
Last year, at the Asian Tenpin Bowling Championships held in
Hong Kong, Shayna teamed up with the other national bowlers
and bagged the Bronze and Silver medals in the Doubles and
Team category respectively.
In 2012, Tianwei represented Singapore in a total of 15
international competitions. Amongst which is the World Team
Table Tennis Championship, where she was part of the Women’s
Team that won the Silver medal for Singapore. At the ITTF
World Tour Grand Finals, Tianwei and her teammate fought
hard to win the Women’s Double championship title.
Bowling
At the World Cup 2012 held in Poland, Shayna was up against
the defending World Cup champion in the final round. She
remained unfazed, taking down her contender to emerge as the
new World champion.
Shayna’s victory in 2012 is a testament to her hardwork,
commitment and dedication to the sport. Shayna has also
proven that she is able to excel even in the face of pressure.
Table Tennis
At the 2012 London Olympic Games, Tianwei beat Japan’s topnotch paddler in the semi-finals to clinch the Women’s Singles
Bronze medal. This is Singapore’s first Olympic medal in an
individual event in 52 years, representing a proud moment
for the Republic. Tianwei also played an instrumental role in
winning the Team Bronze at the Olympics.
Tianwei embodies the true spirits of sportsmanship. She has
raised the bar for all Singaporean athletes, chartering the way
for the future of Singapore’s sporting scene.
Acknowledgement
The Singapore National Olympic Council and the
Singapore Sports Council
would like to express their heartfelt appreciation to:
Guest-of-Honour
Mr. Lawrence Wong
Acting Minister
Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth
and
Senior Minister of State
Ministry of Communications and Information
Tote Board and Singapore Pools Pte Ltd
for sponsoring the Awards and the Event
Singapore Airlines Ltd
for sponsoring the air tickets for the three main Award
winners
Canon Singapore Private Limited
for sponsoring the lucky draw prizes
Samsung Asia Pte Ltd
for sponsoring the lucky draw prizes
All other individuals and organisations who have
contributed towards the event.
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