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Singapore hold Friendship Games in YOG trial run

Contributed by Phua Kai Ting

Singapore, Friday, January 8, 2010 – Singapore will see some 600 athletes from more than 20 countries* competing in the Friendship Games – a series of national and international level competitions in the month of January.

The competitions provide opportunities for the Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee (SYOGOC) to validate its Games-time operations plan.
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First batch graduates from Junior Sports Academies

Ministry of Education press release

144 Junior Sports Academies’ (JSAs) student athletes graduated and received their certificates of participation at the 1st MOE-JSA Graduation Ceremony 2009 today.
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NTU stand out at Asian Varsity Fencing Championship 2009

Story by Shaun Neo/Red Sports

Singapore Management University, Sunday, August 16, 2009 – Nanyang Technological University took home the most medals at the recent Aian Varsity Fencing Championship.

Back again this year, the Asian Varsity Fencing Championship (AVFC) provides a good gauge of the fencing standards of tertiary institutions within the Asian region.

This year’s event featured 130 participants in total with 27 overseas participants from India and Macau. Due to the H1N1 virus, participants from Hong Kong, Thailand and Indonesia had to give this year’s competition a miss.
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16 schools to offer Direct School Admission for athletes

If taking exams has never been your strong suit, the Direct School Admission exercise might just be your salvation.

This Ministry of Education initiative gives schools more flexibility to admit students based on non-academic criteria.

Of the 74 schools participating in this year’s exercise for admission to the 2010 Secondary One cohort, 16 of them have been given the green light to offer discretionary places for 12 sports. It’s recognition that these schools have a track record of achievements and development plans for their niche areas.

The sports niches and schools are:
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MOE to set up eight new Junior Sports Academies in 2009

Singapore, Monday, April 6, 2009 – The Ministry of Education today announced eight new Junior Sports Academies to be set up in 2009. These academies are centralised efforts to identify and train sporting talent, and will be housed at various schools.
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Can you swim and run well? The Singapore Modern Pentathlon Association is looking for you

By Koh Yizhe

In the upcoming 2010 Youth Olympic Games, one of the 26 sports that youth athletes will compete in is the Pentathlon. It is an Olympic sport that combines the Swimming, Running, Shooting Fencing and Equestrian disciplines.

Red Sports catches up with Tham Chen Munn, vice-president of the newly-formed Singapore Modern Pentathlon Association (SIMPA) to find out more about them.

Red Sports: How did this association get started?
Chen Munn: SIMPA president Nicholas Fang was approached by Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Community Development, Youth and Sports and Transport, Teo Ser Luck, in the middle of 2008 to set up the national sports association for pentathlon in Singapore. Nicholas competed in pentathlon for three years when he was studying in the UK and is supported by an executive committee comprising triathletes and fencers and other individuals with varied backgrounds.
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Denise Fu of YMCA wins bronze in women’s foil category

Contributed by YMCA Singapore

Clementi Sports Hall, January 10 and 17, 2009 – Denise Fu, 12, of the Y Sports fencing team won the bronze in the Women’s Foil category at the annual Novice Fencing Championships.

It was an open category for anyone with less than three years experience and who had not won medals in individual events.
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Maxine Wong is youngest fencer at 2008 YMCA Fencing Cup to win sportmanship and bravery award

Contributed by Melissa Seet

YMCA, Saturday, November 1, 2008 – The 2008 YMCA Fencing Cup was held earlier this month with Maxine Wong, 7 years of age, standing out as the youngest participant. The event saw 29 fencers take part in the Under-10 Mixed Foil and Under-12 Boys’ and Girls’ categories.

This competition was organized in Olympic style, with coloured fencing strips, a call area for fencers to report to and fanfare as the winners marched out to receive their medals and prizes.
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Y Sparks Fencing win a clutch of medals at Singapore national Minime (U-14) Championships

By reader Melissa Seet

Clementi Sports Hall, September 6-7, 2008 – The Y Sparks Fencing team grabbed a fistful of medals at the recent National Minime Championships 2008.
 
The team finished amongst the top-eight in all the events they participated in. In particular, in the Under-12 girls’ foil event, Y Sparks had six out of top-eight finishers including a clean sweep of the medals.
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Results of National Fencing Trials II 2008

Story and pictures by REDintern Shaun Neo

Clementi Sports Hall, September 13, 2008 – With the conclusion of the National Fencing Trials II, there have been changes to the rankings of the fencers in each weapon category. Here are the new top 2 fencers for each category.

Men’s Epee:
1st – Lim Wei Wen
2nd – Wang Zhihua
Women’s Epee:
1st – Ann Karin Melbye
2nd – Teng Nan See
Men’s Foil:
1st – Eddie Sng Chong Guo
2nd – Ryan Lim Zhi Hao
Women’s Foil
1st – Tay Yu Ling
2nd – Ruth Ng Yi Lin
Men’s Sabre
1st – Mark Dhinesh Muthiah
2nd – Wu Jie
Women’s Sabre
1st – Lewina Lee
2nd – Ann Lee Huimin

Note: Photos will be added in time to come.

National women foil fencers claim top spots in Asian Varsity Fencing Championships

Story and pictures by REDintern Shaun Neo.

Singapore Management University, Saturday, August 16, 2008 – Despite facing unfamiliar fencing opponents, Singapore’s national foil fencers Cheryl Wong, Serene Ser and Joan Ang still managed to claim top spots in the Asian Varsity Fencing Championships, finishing 1st, 2nd and 3rd respectively.
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Singapore’s national women’s foil team brings home silver in Fencing Singapore International

Story by REDintern Shaun Neo.

NTU Sports and Recreation Center, Saturday, July 12, 2008 – For the seventh year running, Fencing Singapore organised the annual Fencing Singapore International, an event that featured more than 300 athletes from 11 countries in previous years. To conclude the third day of the competition, the Women’s Foil Team A, comprising Wang Wen Ying, Ruth Ng, Tay Yu Ling and Liane Wong, finished second after losing to the team from Hong Kong.

Team B, comprising Joan Ang, Cheryl Wong, Serene Ser and Bliss Tan, was joint-third with the team from Thailand after losing to Singapore’s Team A in the semi-finals. Apart from the women’s foil team, the men’s Épée team was able to achieve a medal with a third place finish too.
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