"So sad, so sad ..." were the words heard from a group of solemn spectators as the final whistle of the Singapore-Haiti semi-final match was blown. Those mutterings alone echoed our cubs' futile attempt at the nation's very first Youth Olympic gold medal.
In the first-ever Youth Olympic Junior Women’s Cross-Country Finals, Singapore cyclist Nur Nasthasia Nadiah Abdul Nazzeer came in 22nd out of the 32 riders lined up for the race. Singapore's Daniel Koh finished in 30th position, 4 laps behind the winner Jhonnatan Botero of Columbia in his race.
In a nail-biting game at the hardcourt in Kallang, Stefanie Tan exited the first round of the Youth Olympic Games tennis tournament. The 18-year-old Raffles Institution student lost 6-2, 6-3 to 16-year-old Daria Gavrilova of Russia.
Japanese riders ruled the newly-constructed BMX arena at this year's Singapore Mountain Bike Carnival by stealing all three top spots in the BMX Junior Men's category and also the gold medal in the BMX Junior Women's category.
Believe it or not, kids as young as three years old took part in the Mountain Bike Carnival's Offroad Time Trial, where they had to go through a 1.5km bike course for three consecutive laps.
Some see it as a sport, some see it as an art. Whatever the reason, the annual National Bodybuilding and Physique Championships managed to attract a strong crowd of more than 600. Formerly known as the National Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships, the annual bodybuilding event has entered its 48th year.