Team Singapore Gets Set To Soar At The Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games

20 July 2010

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Team Singapore Gets Set To Soar At The Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games

Singapore, 20 July 2010 - They may still be in their teens but 130 young Team Singapore athletes will be in for an unforgettable experience of a lifetime when they fly the Singapore flag high at the first-ever Youth Olympic Games to be held here from 14 to 26 August. With only 25 more days to the historic sporting event, Singapore will be represented by 70 athletes in individual events, and 60 in the team events, across all 26 sports to be competed during the YOG.

Team Singapore's contingent will be led by Chef de Mission Mr James Wong, who is a nine-time SEA Games Gold medalist, Sportsman of the Year 2004 and five-time winner of the Meritorious Awards from the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC).
At a ceremony held at Nanyang Girls High School today, Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister, Mr Teo Chee Hean, who is also the President of the SNOC, officially presented the Singapore flag to Team Singapore flag-bearer, national basketballer Jabez Su. Swimmer Amanda Lim, an Asian Youth Games 2009 gold medalist, then led the contingent in the pledge-taking ceremony.
"Behind every Team Singapore athlete who has made it to the YOG is a story of perseverance and hard work. Each athlete has made huge sacrifices in order to perform well in his or her chosen sport," said DPM Teo. "To our young athletes, I want to say a big thank you for choosing to train hard and to compete, not just for yourself but for Singapore, and for all those who have nurtured you."
Many of the Team Singapore athletes competing in the YOG are representing Singapore for the very first time at an international level, due to the unique age group requirements of the YOG. While some NSAs such as Swimming and Archery are sending athletes who have experience in major games, other NSAs such as Gymnastics and Fencing are taking this opportunity to inject new blood and discover local young talents.
Also debuting at the YOG are Team Singapore athletes and NSAs who will be representing the nation in sports such as Modern Pentathlon and Handball. Moving forward from the YOG, these new NSAs will be expected to continue the legacy of the YOG and keep discovering and developing talent in their respective sports.
Commenting on Team Singapore's participation at the YOG, Chef de Mission Mr Wong said, "I am very excited for our Team Singapore young athletes. The YOG could not be taking place at a better time for us as we continue to groom our young emerging athletes. It will give our athletes international exposure on familiar grounds. I am certain that they will build on this experience to become stronger in their sports events and achieve greater success in the years to come. I am looking at them to embody the values of Team Singapore - Pride, Perseverance and Performance, and to exemplify and demonstrate the Olympic values of Excellence, Friendship and Respect to the world as they compete together as Team Singapore."
To be able to bring glory to Singapore is Tang Jinfang's birthday wish this year as she celebrates her 17th birthday on 24 August. The Judo exponent is one of the three Team Singapore athletes who will be celebrating their birthdays during the YOG competition. The other two are Muhammed Hanurdeen Hamid (Boxing) and Timothy Lee (Diving), who incidentally will celebrate their birthdays on the same day, on 19 August.
"I was only 11 when I developed an interest for Judo, and my father has been my coach and inspiration all these years. I am determined to make my birthday wish come true by doing the best I can so that I can make my father proud of me," said Tang Jinfang.
At the Flag Presentation Ceremony, it was also announced that the NTUC FairPrice Foundation will be awarding sports scholarships to Team Singapore medalists at the YOG. This is similar to the sports scholarships that NTUC FairPrice Foundation awarded to medalists at the inaugural Asian Youth Games in 2009. Said Mr Wee Leong How, General Manager, NTUC FairPrice Foundation, "As we count down to the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games, we are increasingly seeing how sports can be a common platform for the diverse Singapore community to bond. We have witnessed ground up support as various members of the community gear up for the games. We hope that through the NTUC FairPrice Foundation Sports Scholarship for team Singapore medalists at YOG, we can help nurture local young sporting talents and sustain Singapore's passion in sports."
Singaporeans and members of the public who wish to keep abreast of Team Singapore's performance at the YOG can sign up for a free SMS alert service through the Team Singapore website at www.teamsingapore.sg.

Annex A - Team Singapore Athletes At The 2010 Youth Olympic Games

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S/N	Sport	Name	Event
01	Archery	Vanessa Lo 罗梓榕	Recurve Ind. (W)
02	Archery	Abdul Dayyan Jaffar	Recurve Ind. (M)
03	Athletics	Devaraj Zachary Ryan	1,000m (M)
04	Athletics	Sean To 卓稔傑	100m Hurdles (M)
05	Athletics	Goh Wei Nin 吴玮宁	100m Hurdles (W)
06	Athletics	Wendy En 余敏敏	400m (W)
07	Athletics	Ranjitha Raja	1,000m (W)
08	Athletics	Liang We 梁微	100m (W)
09	Badminton	Huang Cha 黄超	Singles (M)
10	Basketball	Ng Hannah Jia Hu 黄嘉慧	Team (W)
11	Basketball	Tok Huimi 卓慧敏	Team (W)
12	Basketball	Eng Zo 翁如仪	Team (W)
13	Basketball	Lim Rui Jia Alann 林芮嘉	Team (W)
14	Basketball	Su Mingrong Jabe 苏铭荣	Team (M)
15	Basketball	Low Wenqiang Russel 刘文强	Team (M)
16	Basketball	Tan Jun We 陈俊伟	Team (M)
17	Basketball	Liew Larry Hua Se 刘华森	Team (M)
18	Boxing	Mohd Hanurdeen Hamid	Lt Fly Wt 48 kg (M)
19	Canoeing	Brandon Ooi Wei Chen 黄伟成	K1 (M)
20	Canoeing	Wang Nan Fen 袁南凤	K1 (W)
21	Cycling	Alvin Poo 潘辉智	Mass start, Race (M)
22	Cycling	Koh Jun Jie Daniel	Mass start, X-country (M)
23	Cycling	Travis Woodford	Mass start, Time Trial (M)
24	Cycling	Nur Nasthasia Nadiah	Road, MB, BMX (W)
25	Diving	Timothy Le 李含光	Ind. (M)
26	Diving	Chloe Cha 陈淑琳	Ind. (W)
27	Diving	Myra Le 李佳纹	Ind. (W)
28	Equestrian	Caroline Che 朱佩嘉	FEI Challenge (W)
29	Fencing	Rania Herlina Rahardj 陈玥桦	Epee Ind. (W)
30	Fencing	Liane Wong Ye Yin 王业盈	Foil Ind. (W)
31	Fencing	Justin Ong Xian Sh 王贤士	Foil Ind. (M)
32	Fencing	Lim Wei Ha 林伟豪	Epee Ind. (M)
33	Football	Amirul Iskandar K Anuar	Team (M)
34	Football	Syazwan Radhi Kasim	Team (M)
35	Football	Hazim Faiz Hassan	Team (M)
36	Football	Hamzah Fazil	Team (M)
37	Football	Muhaimin Suhaimi	Team (M)
38	Football	Dhukhilan Jeevamani	Team (M)
39	Football	Bryan Neubronner	Team (M)
40	Football	Lee Si Qin Illya 李思勤	Team (M)
41	Football	Sunny Ng Qiu Yan 黄秋阳	Team (M)
42	Football	Tan Zen Yang Jonatha 陈俊荣	Team (M)
43	Football	Muhd Syazwan Muhd Zin	Team (M)
44	Football	Hanafi Mohd Akbar	Team (M)
45	Football	Brandon Koh Kim Len 许金良	Team (M)
46	Football	Ammirul Emmran	Team (M)
47	Football	Jeffrey Adam Lightfoot	Team (M)
48	Football	Firdaus Mohd Sham	Team (M)
49	Football	Fashah Iskandar	Team (M)
50	Football	Irfan Asyraf Mohd Aziz	Team (M)
51	Gymnastics	Miki Erica Nomur 野村美喜	Rhythmic Team (W)
52	Gymnastics	Phaan Yi Li 潘毓苓	Rhythmic Team (W)
53	Gymnastics	Chia Shing Eng Cecili 谢欣恩	Rhythmic Team (W)
54	Gymnastics	Sim Kwee Peng An 沈桂萍	Rhythmic Team (W)
55	Gymnastics	Vivien H 何炜燕	Rhythmic Team (W)
56	Gymnastics	Timothy Tay Kai Chen 郑凯骋 / 鄭凱騁	Artistic Ind. (M)
57	Gymnastics	Rachel Giam Pei Sh 严佩诗	Artistic Ind. (W)
58	Handball	Izzat Hashim	Team (M)
59	Handball	Clement Choon 钟镇安	Team (M)
60	Handball	Oscar Oo 黄军豪	Team (M)
61	Handball	Pritpal Singh	Team (M)
62	Handball	Ryan Go 许竖贤	Team (M)
63	Handball	Jason Ta 陈俊杰	Team (M)
64	Handball	Wilmer Ta 郑泽峻	Team (M)
65	Handball	Tow Wen We 苏文伟	Team (M)
66	Handball	Vinoth Pillay	Team (M)
67	Handball	Ervin Set 施迪文	Team (M)
68	Handball	Eugene Fo 胡职骏	Team (M)
69	Handball	Muhd Zahin Mazali	Team (M)
70	Handball	Koh Jing L 许敬立	Team (M)
71	Handball	Alvin Lo 刘俊霆	Team (M)
72	Hockey	Ong Pang Chian Samudr 王邦权	Team (M)
73	Hockey	Ng Rui Ming Kevi 黄睿明	Team (M)
74	Hockey	Abdul Rahim A Rashid	Team (M)
75	Hockey	Haseef Salim	Team (M)
76	Hockey	Fadzly Adam	Team (M)
77	Hockey	Shahid Manap	Team (M)
78	Hockey	Amirul Asyraf	Team (M)
79	Hockey	Zulfadhli Jasni Ismail	Team (M)
80	Hockey	Al‛fien Mohd Amir	Team (M)
81	Hockey	Nur Ashriq Ferdaus Zulkepi	Team (M)
82	Hockey	Muhd Hidayat Mat Rahim	Team (M)
83	Hockey	Muhd Fadhil Muhd Rizaini	Team (M)
84	Hockey	Karleef Sasi Abdullah	Team (M)
85	Hockey	Silas A Razak	Team (M)
86	Hockey	Rahmat A Jalil	Team (M)
87	Hockey	Shafiq A Rashid	Team (M)
88	Judo	Lim Chin Ji 林俊杰	52-63 kg (M)
89	Judo	Tang Jing Fan 邓静芳	66-81 kg (W)
90	Modern Pentathlon	Valerie Li 林芷嫣
91	Rowing	Joanna Chan Lai Chen 陈丽晶	JW1X (W)
92	Rowing	Nadzrie Hyckell Hamzah	JM1X (M)
93	Sailing	Darren Choy Wong Leon 蔡旺龙	1 person Dinghy (M)
94	Sailing	Natasha Yokoyama	1 person Dinghy (W)
95	Sailing	Audrey Yon 杨培琳	Windsurfing (W)
96	Shooting	Wu Weny 吴文义	10m Air Pistol (M)
97	Shooting	Lee Shang Hui Caro 李赏慧	10m Air Rifle (W)
98	Swimming	Adeline Winata
99	Swimming	Lim Xiang Q 林香杞
100	Swimming	Chriselle Ko 许楹佳
101	Swimming	Cheryl Li 林欣静
102	Swimming	Clement Lim Yong‛e 林雍恩
103	Swimming	Arren Quek Xin Hu 郭信辉
104	Swimming	Rainer N 黄凯伟
105	Swimming	Pang Sheng Ju 冯盛均
106	Table Tennis	Isabelle L 李思韵	Singles (W)
107	Table Tennis	Clarence Che 周哲宇	Singles (M)
108	Taekwondo	Daryl Tan Jia Ju 陈佳俊	Under 55 kg (M)
109	Taekwondo	Lee Jia Zhe Christophe 李佳哲	Under 73 kg (M)
110	Taekwondo	Nurul Shafinas Rahman	Under 55 kg (W)
111	Taekwondo	Nur Zakirah Zakaria	Under 49 kg (W)
112	Tennis	Stefanie Ta 陈丽云	Singles (W)
113	Triathlon	Scott An 洪毅强	Ind. (M)
114	Triathlon	Clara Won 黄琬琪	Ind. (W)
115	Volleyball	Peng Yet Ting Dorit 彭业婷	Team (W)
116	Volleyball	Chiang Ying Chen Jacquelin 蒋縕蓁	Team (W)
117	Volleyball	Lim Shu Yu Joell 林姝余	Team (W)
118	Volleyball	Chia Kah An Michell 谢佳恩	Team (W)
119	Volleyball	Ang Qi Hu 洪琪惠	Team (W)
120	Volleyball	Seah Siew Hoo 谢秀云	Team (W)
121	Volleyball	Ng Wei Ting Stephani 黄炜婷	Team (W)
122	Volleyball	Tay Hwee Min Cassandr 郑惠敏	Team (W)
123	Volleyball	Yeo Qian Lin Maryly 杨笺霖	Team (W)
124	Volleyball	Cheryl Chan Cai Tin 陈彩婷	Team (W)
125	Volleyball	Tan Yi Tin 陈纡婷	Team (W)
126	Volleyball	Loh Ling Yin 卢玲颍	Team (W)
127	Weightlifting	Law Wei Joe 刘伟	62 kg (M)
128	Weightlifting	Jamie Emma We 黄嘉敏	58 kg (W)
129	Wrestling	Kester Leun 梁俊裕	Freestyle 54 kg (M)
130	Wrestling	Puteri Natasha	Freestyle 60 kg (W)

Annex B - Profile Of Chef De Mission

James Wong
Chef de Mission, Singapore

James Wong is one of Team Singapore's most prolific athletes in our nation's short sporting history. Having won nine Gold Medals in total at the SEA Games, the discus thrower also holds the national record for discus throwing.

He was Sportsman of the Year in 2004 and the Singapore Youth Award 2004 winner - a tribute to a long competitive career that culminated in his appointment as the Chef de Mission at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games to be held in Singapore.

James is a great source of inspiration and motivation to the young Team Singapore athletes who will be led by him into this historic sporting event.

Hailed as one of the top 50 athletes in Singapore, James is glad that our young Team Singapore athletes get to compete against the best of youth as it will strengthen their belief that Singapore can compete at an international level. He also has faith that our athletes can put on an impressive display of excellence, friendship and respect, making our national a household name in the sports world.

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About the Singapore National Olympic Council
The Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) is the national nonprofit organisation that coordinates the selection of Singaporean athletes for competition at the major games such as the Olympics, the Asian Games, the Commonwealth Games and the South East Asian Games. Singapore's involvement in the Games is resolutely anchored in the Olympic ideals that were first espoused by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic Games, in 1894. For more information, please visit www.snoc.org.sg.

About Singapore Sports Council
Formed in 1973, the Singapore Sports Council (SSC) is tasked with developing a holistic sports culture for the nation. The SSC creates opportunities for people to excel in sports; opportunities for people to be engaged in sports as, coaches, officials, volunteers or fans; and opportunities for people to do business in sports as sponsors and investors. The SSC has changed the way Singaporeans view and participate in sports. Through sports, we now have an enhanced national identity thanks to our sports participation programmes; greater national pride as a result of high performance results at international and regional games; and more diversified economic stability through our vibrant sports industry initiatives.

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About Team Singapore
Originally mooted by the then-Ministry of Community Development and Sports, and launched on 20 April 2001 by then-Deputy Prime Minister Dr Tony Tan, Team Singapore is the united identity of elite athletes, coaches and officials from Singapore that represents the country in major multi-sport Games and identified international competitions.

The three core attributes of Pride, Performance and Perseverance anchor that which is the collective Team Singapore. Underscoring the traits of a winning team, these attributes are the important elements of sportsmanship and excellence that propel the nation forward to succeed on the world's sporting stage.

Team Singapore inspires our nation's athletic talents to continually evolve the level of elite sports in Singapore, while galvanising and connecting the community in support of their sporting endeavours.

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