Remy Gan wins coaching award

TRACK & FIELD

Coach Recognition Awards 2007
Saturday, 8 September 2007 at the Legends Fort Canning Park

Remy Gan won the Development Coaching Award (Schools) at the recent 2007 Coach Recognition Awards. This is his second achievement, the first being the 2005 Development Coaching Award (Clubs & NSAs).

Remy Gan (right) won his second coaching award at the recent Coach Recognition Awards. © SSC

The 30-year-old Remy, who has coached for five years, has athletes under his care at Elias Park Primary School, Singapore Sports School, Innova Junior College and WINGS Athletics Club.

One of Remy’s athletes is Jamie Ross Coates of the Singapore Sports School. Jamie came in first in the 400m, 800m, 4X100m relay, and 4X400m relay at the National Inter-Schools Track & Field Championships in 2006 and set a new Championship record for the 400m. Another charge, Shahrir Md Anuar, came in first in the 100m and 200m events at the Western Australia Little Athletics Association (WALAA) competitions in Perth, and was first in the 100m and second in the 200m events at the National Junior Age-Group Championships in 2006. He also took second place in the 4X100m relay at the International Children's Games in Thailand.

Remy has charges from Singapore Sports School, Elias Park Primary and Innova Junior College. © SSC

Darshananth s/o Jayaraman from Innova Junior College came in first in the 1500m and 5000m events with a new 5000m Championship record at the National Inter-Schools Track & Field Championships, while Md Aliff from Elias Park Primary School came in second in the Long Jump and third in the 4X100m relay at the National Inter-Primary Schools Track & Field Championships.

Said Christopher Chua, an athlete of the Singapore Sports School: "Mr Remy Gan has been my coach for two years and he has been very caring, treating all of us like his own children. When any of us are injured, he will bring us personally for physiotherapy. During non-training hours, he will call each one of us on our mobile to find out how we are doing. There was once when I suffered a fractured shin and Remy spent a lot of time on me in my recovery process, bringing me to the pool for hydrotherapy. No amount of words can describe my admiration and love for him as my coach, my friend."

Editor’s note: If you recognise the athlete, please leave the name in the comments section. Thanks. This is part of the continuing series of stories on the coaches who were recognised at the 2007 Coach Recognition Awards.

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