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AYG Closing Ceremony: A picture story

junwei — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:12:04 +0000

As the curtains to the inaugural Asian Youth Games drew to a close, we give you a peek into the closing ceremony held to mark the successful completion of the games.

Red Sports had 64 AYG stories on Singapore athletes

Erwin Wong — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 09:17:59 +0000

Singapore's AYG contingent did not disappoint, and to keep up, our crew of writers and photographers brought to you, readers, 64 stories journalling our young athletes in action at the AYG.

Seniors mass brisk walk to health at Suntec City Mall

yvonne — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 11:45:19 +0000

Some 1,000 seniors from the People’s Association participated in a 1.7km mass brisk walk at the Suntec City Mall in conjunction with the Active Ageing Carnival 2009

ACJC cause upset while Republic Poly retain title in Schools’ Dragon Boat Championship

yvonne — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:22:32 +0000

The A Division and POL-ITE dragonboaters got their share of the action at the recent 9th National Schools' Dragon Boat Championship.

Highlights of the Asian Youth Games: The Top 10 Team Singapore moments

jan — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 03:41:45 +0000

Sporting moments are the soul of a sports event, and they linger on even after the curtains have fallen. Red Sports has put together our top 10 list of Team Singapore moments at the inaugural Asian Youth Games.

“I have not eaten Twisties in 4 months…” – Clarence Chew, after Singapore’s memorable run in AYG Table Tennis

yvonne — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 03:04:00 +0000

Singapore's Isabelle Li, Clarence Chew, Tay Jit Kiat and Chau Hai Qing clinched the bronze medal for the table tennis mixed team event after losing out to the eventual champions China in the semi-finals of the recently concluded Asian Youth Games.

Which team sport did Singapore do best in at the Asian Youth Games?

Les — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:11:18 +0000

Bet you might have to take some time to answer this question. And it definitely isn't football.

Catch our AYG Team Singapore athletes at the MILO® AYG LIVE! Celebration Party

van — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:00:26 +0000

In support of the inaugural Asian Youth Games 2009, Nestlé MILO® is proud to be the presenter of a well-deserved celebration event called MILO® AYG Live! Celebration Party – a post celebration party held at Downtown East.

Fiba 33 Basketball proved a hit with fans

Ian Chew — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:00:52 +0000

Every second spent on court is intense and full of activity of every player, with absolutely no opportunity to catch a breath - you are either aggressively attacking the basket or harrying your opponent in defense.

Singapore Marathon receives 4-year S$10m sponsorship

Les — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:19:59 +0000

Standard Chartered Bank today renewed its title sponsorship of the Singapore Marathon for a further four years until 2012 with a commitment to invest about S$10 million in sponsorship and promotion fees over the next four years.

AYG Closing Ceremony: Golden girl Quah Ting Wen clinches Most Valuable Player Award

yvonne — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:55:57 +0000

The two most outstanding athletes of the inaugural Asian Youth Games were unveiled at the closing ceremony today. The Most Valuable Player (MVP) Female Award went to Singapore's Quah Ting Wen, while the Republic of Korea's Chang Gyucheol took home the MVP Male Award. Both swimmers went home with 4 gold medals, with Ting Wen adding a bronze to her glittering haul.

AYG Beach Volleyball: Faces at the finals

junwei — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:40:48 +0000

While most eyes were on the athletes competing in the Asian Youth Games (AYG) Beach Volleyball games, few would have noticed the people around them. Were you there, were you one of them?

AYG Table Tennis: China sweep all 4 golds on offer

yvonne — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:33:25 +0000

The final day of the Asian Youth Games table tennis competition saw China claiming all 4 gold medals up for grabs: The Mixed Team, Mixed Doubles, Boys Singles and Girls Singles titles. The Chinese already had 1 gold in the bag 2 days ago when they triumphed over DPR Korea in the Mixed Teams finals.

AYG Football: Taeguk warriors take gold with 2-0 win over border rivals North Korea

Azmie Danial — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:31:42 +0000

Favourites South Korea clinched the Asian Youth Games football gold medal with a domineering 2-0 victory over neighbouring rivals North Korea in today's final.

AYG Football: Iran clinically despatch China 2-0 to claim bronze medal

Gerald Goh — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:30:17 +0000

The Islamic Republic of Iran’s efficient performance saw them overcome the People’s Republic of China 2-0 to secure third place in the Asian Youth Games football competition.

Sailing with a Champion’s Dad – An interview with AYG gold medallist Darren Choy’s father

Alan Chiang — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:57:55 +0000

“What’s best for him is to let him be independent." You wouldn’t often hear that from your dad if you are only a tender 13 or 14 years young. But Calvin Choy, the father of Asian Youth Games sailing gold medalist Darren, is one who thinks that his son would mature with paramount freedom.

AYG Swimming: 4×100m freestyle relay girls splash to 5th swimming gold and a new national record

colt — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:30:12 +0000

The golden quartet of Koh Hui Yu, Quah Ting Wen, Amanda Lim and Lynette Lim sealed Singapore's 5th gold in swimming in the 4x100m freestyle relay in a time of 3 minutes 46.91 seconds which beat the old national record of 3:53.33 set in 2006.

AYG Sailing: A medal of each colour for Team Singapore

Alan Chiang — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:37:34 +0000

Singapore collected medals from three out of four events at the Asian Youth Games sailing competition. They bagged a gold, silver and bronze each from Darren Choy, Najwa Jumali and Audrey Yong respectively.

RSAF adds buzz to AYG beach volleyball?

Les — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:26:29 +0000

Last Thursday, just before the start of the beach volleyball game between Singapore and Kyrgyzstan in the girls' category, two Republic of Singapore Air Force flew close to the ground.

AYG Swimming: Fruitful day for Singapore as Quah Ting Wen wins her second gold

YZ — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:19:24 +0000

Singapore won a gold, silver and bronze medal each today at the Asian Youth Games swimming competition, with the highlight of the night coming when Quah Ting Wen and Amanda Lim stormed home to a one-two finish in the girls 50m freestyle.