The Red Sports Interview

“We have to fork out money ourselves …” — Ronald Susilo (Part 3)

After announcing his retirement from professional badminton in March 2010, local badminton star Ronald Susilo progressed on to the next stage of his life — the opening of his own training school, the Ronald Susilo Badminton Academy. ...

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“You have to make a sacrifice between studies and playing badminton …” — Ronald Susilo (Part 2)

Singapore's household name in badminton, Ronald Susilo, has come out of retirement and teamed up with his Indonesian brother-in-law and 2000 Olympic Games champion Candra Wijaya at the 2010 Singapore Badminton Open taking place at the Singapore Indoor Stadium this week. ...

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“It has always been my dream to set up an academy …” — Ronald Susilo (Part 1)

After announcing his retirement from professional badminton in March 2010, local badminton star Ronald Susilo progressed on to the next stage of his life -- the opening of his own training school, the Ronald Susilo Badminton Academy. ...

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“It’s extremely hard to juggle academic work and demanding trainings …” — national U-17 and RI footballer Ong Zhi Hao

17-year-old Ong Zhi Hao was a member of the Raffles Institution (RI) squad that finished 4th in this year’s A Division Football Championship. Besides that, he is also a member of the national U-17 squad. Red Sports caught up with him after the end of the season to ask about the difficulties of juggling football and studies, as well as his future aspirations. ...

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Netball — the most popular girls’ sport in Singapore (run by a man)

Netball is the number one girls' school sport in Singapore with 233 schools fielding a team in the inter-school championships. Red Sports caught up with the executive director of Netball Singapore, Cyrus Medora, the man tasked to bring netball to the next level. ...

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“I set my sights on the Ironman distance, just to see if I was up to it …” — triathlete Shawn Leong

The Kona Ironman is the pinnacle event for triathletes. Unlike most triathlon events, just because you can pay doesn't mean you can take part. Shawn Ann Leong is one such talented Singaporean woman who qualified outright for a spot in the women's 50-54 years category in the 2009 Kona Ironman at the age of 50. ...

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“If you really want it, you can definitely do it …” — An interview with Singapore’s BMX riders

Three of Singapore’s BMX riders were in action during the inaugural Singapore Mountain Bike Carnival 2010 held at the newly-built Tampines Bike Park. Despite the unbearable heat and stiff competition, they still managed a good showing at the BMX events in what is a relatively new sport in Singapore. ...

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