Wang Xin, the Chinese world-ranked number two, dispatched Gu Juan, Singapore's last remaining representative in the competition, 21-17, 21-12 in 29 minutes in the women's singles quarter-finals.
The Russian pair of Valeri Sorokikna and Nina Vislova snuffed out Singapore's best hopes of a medal in the 2011 Singapore Open when they beat the defending women’s doubles champions Yao Lei and Shinta Mulia Sari 21-14, 20-22, 17-21 in the round-of-16.
Gu Juan progresses into the quarter-finals of the women's singles competition at the Singapore Open after beating Ai Goto 16-21, 21-16, 21-15.
Team Singapore athletes returned from the recently concluded 19th Commonwealth Games to a reward of S$1.88 million dollars. The Multi-Million Dollar Award Programme (MAP), administered by the Singapore National Olympic Council and sponsored by the Tote Board and Singapore Pools, provides cash rewards for athletes who win medals.
The Singapore contingent has returned from India with a record haul of medals. Singapore returned with 11 gold, 11 silver and nine bronze medals. In the 2006 Melbourne games, Singapore won five gold, six silver and seven bronze.
Singapore's Yao Lei and Shinta Mulia Sari fell at the final hurdle when they lost the women's doubles gold to India's Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa Machimanda. The Singapore pair were the top seed in the tournament and had beaten the same opponents twice before this year. However, in front of a partisan Indian crowd and rattled by a controversial umpiring call, Yao Lei and Shinta succumbed 16-21, 19-21.
Singapore missed out on a bronze medal when our team fell 1-3 to England in the Commonwealth Games mixed team event.
Our Red Sports photographers saw a lot of the Youth Olympic Games action through their viewfinder as they told the story with their cameras. Here are some of the favourite images of our Red Crew shooters from the Games.