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Interest in Osim Triathlon sees first drop in 7 years

Wednesday, March 2, 2010 – After years of increasing participation numbers, the 2010 Osim Singapore International Triathlon will need a final sprint down the stretch to match the record of 3,600 who took part in 2009.

To date, only 2,300 have signed up for the various categories. As a result, the organisers, the Triathlon Association of Singapore (TAS), have dropped the “Late Period” category of fees and have extended the “Normal Period” fees to March 29th. The original closing date for registrations was March 2nd, 2010.
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Aviva to stop Badminton Open sponsorship but continue with Ironman 70.3

Contributed by Peggy Chong

Monday, August 31, 2009 – Aviva announced it will not be renewing its sponsorship of the Aviva Open Singapore but will continue its support for the Aviva Ironman 70.3 Singapore for another three years until 2012.

Mr. Shaun Meadows, CEO of Aviva Singapore & and Hong Kong, said, “Aviva is proud to contribute to the growth and success of the Aviva Open and to Singapore sports in general. In our 6 years of being title sponsor, we have garnered significant brand awareness and actively engaged the community through organising related activities to promote interest in the sport. We now pass the baton to the next title sponsor, whom we believe will build on the event’s success and bring it to even greater heights.
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Favourites Amberger and Gentle win maiden titles at Singapore Triathlon

Contributed by Lenny Lim

East Coast Park, Sunday, August 2, 2009 – “Youth” was the term of the day at this year’s Osim Singapore Triathlon as Australians Joshua Amberger, 20, and Ashleigh Gentle, 18, won their maiden titles and USD 3,000 each in the event held at the East Coast Park today.

They were the favourites going into the race in their respective categories, despite their age, and the pressure clearly did not affect them.
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CEO of Deutsche Telekom Asia dies after swim leg at triathlon event

Sunday, August 2, 2009 – 42-year-old Calvin Lee Wee Sing died after he was pulled from the swim leg at the Singapore Triathlon.

Mr Lee, who was the CEO of Deutsche Telekom Asia, was competing in the Olympic Distance Mix/Open relay category with his colleagues, when he was found disoriented at sea while completing his 1.5km swim.
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Team SMU sweeps top prizes in Bintan Triathlon 2009

Contributed by reader Joanna Tang

Bintan, Indonesia, Sunday, May 23, 2009 – Last weekend, a team of nine undergraduates from the Singapore Management University (SMU) competed in the 5th Bintan Triathlon and came away with the top three positions.

Ashley Liew, Eugene Lim and Benjamin Lau placed 1st, 2nd and 3rd respectively for the Olympic distance category (1.5km swim, 40km bike, 10km run). Their respective times were 2:25:25, 2:35:48 and 2:39:00.
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“It’s about learning how to win and how to lose.” An interview with Teo Ser Luck (Part 6)

By Les Tan, Dawn Yip and Jan Lin

Teo Ser Luck is the Senior Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports and the Ministry of Transport.

Before joining politics, he was in the private sector and his last position was as General Manager of DHL Express Singapore.

An Ironman triathlete, Ser Luck, who turns 41 on June 8th, has championed the role of sports, especially for the masses.

When the topic seizes him, Ser Luck also writes an occasional column for Red Sports.

Red Sports caught up with him for an exclusive interview.

Part 6 (final)

Red Sports: You mentioned the need to be careful about what we eat, as well as the exercising part. So what’s your diet like? And what is your current training regime?
Teo Ser Luck: Let’s start with food – more veggies, less meat. When I begin my training routine, which is when I train for a race, I eat anything I want. It just burns. On a regular basis, I try to eat less fried food.
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“YOG is not about medals, it’s about the education and culture.” An interview with Teo Ser Luck (Part 5)

By Les Tan, Dawn Yip and Jan Lin

Teo Ser Luck is the Senior Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports and the Ministry of Transport.

Before joining politics, he was in the private sector and his last position was as General Manager of DHL Express Singapore.

An Ironman triathlete, Ser Luck, who turns 41 on June 8th, has championed the role of sports, especially for the masses.

When the topic seizes him, Ser Luck also writes an occasional column for Red Sports.

Red Sports caught up with him for an exclusive interview.

Part 5

So for the YOG, what are some of the key success factors? How will you measure the success of the event? What are some of the ways you are looking at in determining success? Attendance?
To me, the most important thing is whether there will be an impact and a legacy left behind in Singapore. That’s why we bid for it in first place. Will we be able to mobilize the young people? Will we be able to actually create this sports culture in Singapore? That’s the most important (success) through the Youth Olympics.

Secondly, it’s of course for Singapore. Will we be able to organise an outstanding Games to enhance the brand and image of Singapore internationally, and put Singapore on the world map, and the world sporting map as well? We are right now on the world map for economics but what about sports? Can this Games help us? And then we will be really seen as the regional hub for sports.
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“You bring the foreign talent in and then you compete.” An interview with Teo Ser Luck (Part 4)

By Les Tan, Dawn Yip and Jan Lin

Teo Ser Luck is the Senior Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports and the Ministry of Transport.

Before joining politics, he was in the private sector and his last position was as General Manager of DHL Express Singapore.

An Ironman triathlete, Ser Luck, who turns 41 on June 8th, has championed the role of sports, especially for the masses.

When the topic seizes him, Ser Luck also writes an occasional column for Red Sports.

Red Sports caught up with him for an exclusive interview.

Part 4

Red Sports: With the Youth Olympic Games coming up, the tendency is to focus on the elite. How do you hope that it will spill over to mass participation?
Teo Ser Luck: To me, it should be the reverse. Of course we have to focus on the elite, to put the team there, but we should use that to build the platform for high participation while continuing with the elite.
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“I feel that for schools, the best is: Don’t focus so much on winning.” An interview with Teo Ser Luck (Part 3)

By Les Tan, Dawn Yip and Jan Lin

Teo Ser Luck is the Senior Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports and the Ministry of Transport.

Before joining politics, he was in the private sector and his last position was as General Manager of DHL Express Singapore.

An Ironman triathlete, Ser Luck, who turns 41 on June 8th, has championed the role of sports, especially for the masses.

When the topic seizes him, Ser Luck also writes an occasional column for Red Sports.

Red Sports caught up with him for an exclusive interview.

Part 3

Red Sports: Looking back at all the sports you’ve done in school, what will you say were your highlights?
Teo Ser Luck: The first medal, the first trophy. The one where there were two persons or two teams and I came in second. It motivates you, you see, just to be able to represent your school. Secondly, that you win a trophy and you are ranked and you go out there, doesn’t matter if you are last. These little things help, giving everybody a chance to do sports.
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Sprint Triathlon – A Picture Story

Photos by Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports.

Changi Beach Park, Sunday, April 19, 2009 – Sunday morning saw Wille Loo and Trudy Fawcett emerge the overall winner of the Singapore Sprint Series. With a turnout of hundreds, here’s a picture story of the day.

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Wille Loo and Trudy Fawcett scoop Sprint Triathlon titles

By Jan Lin. Photos by Les Tan/Red Sports and Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports.

Changi Beach Park, Sunday, April 19, 2009 – The absence of Sprint Duathlon champion Daniel Plews gave Singaporean Wille Loo a clear run at the Singapore Sprint Series Triathlon men’s title. In the women’s category, Singaporean permanent resident Trudy Fawcett completed her 2009 hat trick of Singapore Sprint Series titles.

The anti-clockwise Sprint Triathlon was the final leg of the three-part Sprint Series and both Wille and Trudy were crowned overall champions in their respective gender categories. The race comprised a 750m Changi Beach swim, a 20km bike ride along Changi Coastal Road and finished with a 5km run along Changi Beach Park.
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“JC life was quite interesting, that was where I met my wife.” An interview with Teo Ser Luck (Part 2)

By Les Tan, Dawn Yip and Jan Lin

Teo Ser Luck is the Senior Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports and the Ministry of Transport.

Before joining politics, he was in the private sector and his last position was as General Manager of DHL Express Singapore.

An Ironman triathlete, Ser Luck, who turns 41 on June 8th, has championed the role of sports, especially for the masses.

When the topic seizes him, Ser Luck also writes an occasional column for Red Sports.

Red Sports caught up with him for an exclusive interview.

Part 2

Red Sports: So what was JC like? What sport did you play?
Teo Ser Luck: I was swimming captain at Nanyang JC. I only did swimming; I didn’t do anything else because, only 2 years, I wanted to focus. And I did many other things outside of JC, dabbled (in) business and other things….
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“I think you join the girls,” a primary school softball coach once told Teo Ser Luck

By Dawn Yip, Les Tan and Jan Lin

Teo Ser Luck is the Senior Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports and the Ministry of Transport.

Before joining politics, he was in the private sector and his last position was as General Manager of DHL Express Singapore.

An Ironman triathlete, Ser Luck, who turns 41 on June 8th, has championed the role of sports, especially for the masses.

When the topic seizes him, Ser Luck also writes an occasional column for Red Sports.

Red Sports caught up with him for an exclusive interview.

Part 1

Red Sports: Tell us what sports you did as a youth in primary school.
Teo Ser Luck: I wasn’t good enough to get into the soccer team when I was in Primary 3, Primary 4. I was from a poor background, I didn’t have money to buy boots, and we didn’t have balls to play with. So I used cans to kick, and you get injured all the time because you’re barefoot. Then you used slippers as goalposts. That’s how I started in soccer.
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Ironman 70.3 Singapore – A picture story

By Lai Jun Wei and Les Tan

East Coast Park, Sunday, March 22, 2009 – While all eyes may have been on the elite athletes taking part in the Ironman 70.3 Singapore race, there were many others who took up the challenge on the day. Here’s a picture story of their efforts.

Enjoy.

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Jeanette Wang is fastest Singaporean woman at Ironman 70.3

By Les Tan/Red Sports. Additional photos by Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports.

Jeanette Wang finished as the fastest Singaporean woman at the Ironman 70.3 Singapore last Sunday, March 22nd, 2009. She did the 1.9km swim, 90.1km bike and 21km run in 5 hours 29 minutes and 46 seconds.

Jeanette also completed the legendary Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii in 2006, setting a national record of 12:09:38. She finished 13th in the women’s 18-24 age category. She qualified for Kona when she won her her age-group category in her debut at the the 2006 Jeju Ironman in Korea.

In 2007, the went even faster at the Langkawi Ironman, clocking 12:03:30. She finished second in her age-group and missed qualifying for a second trop to Kona by about 10 minutes.

She also competed under the nation’s flag at the 24th South-east Asia Games in Pattaya, Thailand. She finished 7th in the duathlon.

Jeanette is a Nanyang Technological University and Raffles alumni and played netball at national level before the triathlon bug bit her.

When not running, she runs after stories as a sports journalist.

Here is the account of her race on Sunday in her own words.
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By Jeanette Wang

The last triathlon race I did was last year’s Aviva Ironman 70.3 Singapore in September, and I kicked off this year with the same race (they shifted it to March) on Sunday.
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