131 Singaporean youths took part in 26 events at the Youth Olympic Games and the contingent brought home two silver and six bronze medals. There were many notable moments of sweat, sacrifice and grit. Here are seven that stood out.
Singapore's swimmers gave a good account of themselves, finishing the Youth Olympic Games with one silver medal and some personal bests. We recount some of the highlights of that competition.
Thirteen junior world records have been registered so far, and with half of the Games still to go, the consensus is that the youthful displays have been nothing short of world-class.
Singaporean Amanda Lim was the host's only representative at the evening finals on the last day of the Youth Olympic Games swimming competition, racing in the 50 metres Freestyle final. Although she failed to claim a medal against tough opposition from China and France, she did Singapore proud when she clocked a season's best time of 26.05 seconds to finish sixth.
None of our swimmers qualified for evening finals on the last day of the Youth Olympic Games swimming competition.
Rainer Ng (200m Backstroke), Cheryl Lim (200m Breaststroke), Chriselle Koh (400m Freestyle) and the mixed 4x100m Medley relay team failed to qualify for the final in their respective events.
Amanda Lim become the second Singaporean swimmer at the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) to make an individual final, after clocking a season's best time of 26.14 seconds in her pet event, the 50m freestyle.
Swimmer Amanda Lim qualified for her first individual final in the Youth Olympic Games when she finished third in her race, and sixth overall in the semi-finals of the 50 metres Freestyle, her pet event.