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“Support for local sports is far greater than many people credit.” — James Clarke, World Sport Group

Les Tan — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 04:57:27 +0000

James Clarke is a senior vice-president at World Sport Group. Annually, the company produces, distributes and supplies more than 5,000 hours of sports programming covering almost 600 days of sports events across more than 30 countries in Asia. … [visit site to read more]

“We have a passionate fan base that pays to see the Slingers.” — Michael Johnson, Slingers GM

Erwin Wong — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 11:47:11 +0000

The Singapore Slingers open the third season of the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) on Sunday, January 15th, with a home game against the Indonesia Warriors at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. … [visit site to read more]

“The talent in S’pore allows us to have a HQ here.” — Hass Aminian, Sportfive

Les Tan — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:39:17 +0000

Hass Aminian is the business development director for the Asia Pacific region at Sportfive Group (Singapore), a major sports rights marketing company. … [visit site to read more]

“There is an overwhelming sense of honour and pride when wearing the Singapore jersey” — Mark Cheong

Les Tan — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 09:52:47 +0000

Mark Cheong, 18, is the vice-captain of the Singapore under-20 national rugby team that recently won promotion to Division 2 of the Asian Rugby Football Union (ARFU). Mark and his teammates beat Kazakhstan 17-10 in the final to secure that promotion. … [visit site to read more]

“But nothing came close to being on the rugby pitch. It was magic.” — Michael Palmer

Les Tan — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 04:00:52 +0000

Michael Palmer, 43, is a Member of Parliament for Punggol East. He was first elected to parliament in 2006.
In an exclusive interview with Red Sports, he shares with us the role that sports has played in his life. … [visit site to read more]

“I could not complete the requisite number of chin-ups, which made my life as a recruit and cadet quite miserable.” — Chen Show Mao

Les Tan — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 03:52:02 +0000

Chen Show Mao, 50, is a Member of Parliament for Aljunied Group Representative Constituency (GRC). He was elected to parliament in May 2011. In an exclusive interview with Red Sports, he shares with us the role that sports and exercise has played in his life. … [visit site to read more]

“… strong support from the schools has kept me going.” — netball coach Kok Mun Wai

Chan Hui Mui — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 08:43:09 +0000

By Chan Hui Mui/Red Sports

Kok Mun Wai (third from left) with her ACJC girls. Mun Wai has helped ACJC to take the last three National A Division titles. (Photo 1 courtesy of Kok Mun Wai)

Mun Wai has been coaching since 1996 and has won a total of 37 school titles. Kok Mun Wai currently coaches Anglo Chinese Junior College, CHIJ Secondary (Toa … [visit site to read more]

“In a way, I feel like they are cheering for me … Asking me to hang on.” — An interview with Hua Yi’s volleyball team

Lai Jun Wei — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 16:32:20 +0000

It has almost been two months since the end of the 2011 B Division Volleyball Championship, but the cheers of Hua Yi’s B Division Girls’ volleyball team still echo through my head whenever the school’s name comes to mind. Red Sports catches up with several players of the Hua Yi team to talk to them about their experience. … [visit site to read more]

“For years, I ran alone, up to 9km, along ECP.” — An interview with Foreign Minister George Yeo

Les Tan — Sun, 01 May 2011 09:04:41 +0000

George Yeo is Singapore’s Foreign Minister and a member of parliament for Aljunied Group Representation Constituency (GRC). Exercise plays a big part in his life and for the last two years, he ran in the 10km category of the Singapore Marathon. In an exclusive interview with Red Sports, Foreign Minister George Yeo shared with us the role of sports and exercise in his life. … [visit site to read more]

“At least you know that someone has got your back …” — Ong Weiyu, Dunman Secondary

Lai Jun Wei — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 14:59:17 +0000

Red Sports speaks to four pairs of volleyball sisters from this year’s B Division Volleyball Championship — Claira and Celine Ng from Dunman Secondary; Ong Weiyu and Vinnie Ong also from Dunman Secondary; Chew Jia Le and Chew Jia Hui from Fairfield Methodist; and Ong Qiuluan and Ong Qiufeng from Jurong Secondary. … [visit site to read more]

“It is always an honour to represent your school or country … ” — An interview with MGS tennis player Joy Chia

Les Tan — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 14:05:56 +0000

Joy Chia, 15, was a member of the Methodist Girls’ School B Division team that recently beat Raffles Girls’ School 3-2 in the B Division final. Joy is also a national age-group tennis player and has been playing tennis for eight years since the age of seven. … [visit site to read more]

“We share a bond that is greater than just friendship …” An interview with MGS tennis captain Rachel Loy

Les Tan — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 13:54:35 +0000

Rachel Loy, 15, captained the Methodist Girls’ School B Division tennis team to the title this year. It was their school’s first B Division title since 2005. Their win snapped a four-year winning streak of B Division titles for RGS. … [visit site to read more]

“Last year’s winner, Yip Pin Xiu, tells a story of overcoming great adversity …” Oon Jin Teik on the Singapore Youth Award

Red Sports reader — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 10:51:17 +0000

By Florence Ang

Yip Pin Xiu was the winner of the 2010 Singapore Youth Award in the sports and adventure category. (Photo courtesy of National Youth Council)

Swimmer Yip Pin Xiu was conferred the 2010 Singapore Youth Award in the sports and adventure category last year.

Born with muscular dystrophy, 18-year-old paralympic swimmer Pin Xiu … [visit site to read more]

Of parents, school and sports — athletes have their say at the 100PLUS Athlete of the Year Awards night

Farhan — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 02:47:43 +0000

Some of Singapore’s most outstanding school athletes showed a light-hearted side to their usual serious game face during the 100PLUS 2010 Athlete of the Year Award party. … [visit site to read more]

The Zen of the Deca Ironman — an interview with Kua Harn Wei (Part 4)

Red Sports reader — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 01:48:32 +0000

In this final instalment, Kua Harn Wei shares how others have influenced him in his triathlon pursuits. He feels triathletes should invest resources not just in equipment, but in receiving coaching. … [visit site to read more]

The Zen of the Deca Ironman — an interview with Kua Harn Wei (Part 3)

Red Sports reader — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 04:30:00 +0000

In the third part of this interview by Enrico Varella, endurance athlete Kua Harn Wei recalls how he cycled with just one leg after one knee became too swollen and painful. … [visit site to read more]

The Zen of the Deca Ironman — an interview with Kua Harn Wei (Part 2)

Red Sports reader — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 09:52:15 +0000

In the second part of the interview, endurance athlete Kua Harn Wei talks about the mental skills that take him through a gruelling endurance race. … [visit site to read more]

The Zen of the Deca Ironman — an interview with Kua Harn Wei (Part 1)

Red Sports reader — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 11:52:52 +0000

Meet Dr Kua Harn Wei – a mature late thirty-something, career academic, and serious athlete. He is Singapore’s first Double-Ironman, Quadruple-Ironman and Deca-Ironman. He has completed 10 Ironman triathlons back-to-back, over 10 days. … [visit site to read more]

Jan Zbranek: “I began outdoor climbing at the age of five …”

Red Sports reader — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 02:46:53 +0000

At five, he started to climb. At nine, he clinched top spot for the Youth category in the Czech National Championship. He began his route-setting career in 2001 as Chief Route Setter for Czech state level competitions and presided over the Czech Youth National Championships in 2004 and 2005. Both as an athlete and a route setter, Jan Zbranek is no stranger to the international sport climbing arena. … [visit site to read more]

Hong Wei Jian: “I would like to set the goal of local Slingers contributing more on the score sheet.”

Koh Yizhe — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 04:55:43 +0000

Hong Wei Jian was the outstanding local player for the Singapore Slingers in 2010 ASEAN Basketball League season with an average 6.9 points and 1.9 rebounds per game to lead the locals. … [visit site to read more]