Sport in Singapore
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Singapore
ans participate in a wide variety of sport
s for recreation
as well as for competition
. Popular sports include football
, cricket
, rugby union
, swimming
, badminton
, basketball
, cycling and table tennis
. Most people live in public residential areas that often provide amenities including swimming pool
s, outdoor basketball
courts as well as indoor sport centres which provide facilities for badminton
, squash
, table tennis
, american football
, gymnastics
, indoor basketball
and volleyball
, among others.
Living on an island surrounded by the ocean, the people also enjoy many water activities including sailing
, kayak
ing and waterskiing. There is also a number of avid recreational scuba divers
, a prominent diving spot being the southern island Pulau Hantu
, known for its coral reef
s.
Association football is arguably the most popular spectator sport
. Singapore has its own professional football league
, known as the S.League
. Launched in 1996, the league now consists of 10 teams competing with each other in stadiums around the country. In 1998, 2004 and 2007 the Singapore national football team
became the champion of the Tiger Cup
, the premier football competition in South-East Asia.
While not a major sporting power, Singapore's athletes have performed well in regional as well as international competitions, especially in table tennis
, badminton
, sepak takraw
, bowling
, sailing
, silat
, swimming
and water polo
. To date, Singapore has won two Olympic
silver medals, one at the 1960 Rome Summer Olympics
by weightlifter Tan Howe Liang
and the other at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics
in the women's double table tennis by Singapore players Li Jiawei, Feng Tianwei and Wang Yuegu
. The country has come close thrice (all in women's single table-tennis, fourth-place finishes in 2000, 2004 and 2008). Some athletes such as Li Jiawei and Ronald Susilo
have become national celebrities. In the 2002 Asian Games
in Busan
, Singapore won 5 Gold, 2 Silver, and 10 Bronze medals.
s, outdoor basketball court
s and indoor sport complexes nearby. As might be expected on an island, water sports such as sailing
, kayaking
and water skiing
are popular. Scuba diving
is another recreation, particularly around the southern island of Pulau Hantu
which is known for its rich coral reef
s.
joined the Australian National Basketball League
in 2006, which they left in 2008. They are one of the inaugural teams in the ASEAN Basketball League
founded in October 2009. Beginning in 2008, Singapore started hosting a round of the Formula One World Championship
. The race was staged at the Marina Bay Street Circuit in the Marina Bay area and became the first night race on the F1 calendar and the first street circuit in Asia.
sanctions a variety of sports-based programs for Singapore's education system
in addition to normal physical education
. The National Physical Fitness Award
(NAPFA) was introduced in 1982, a scheme which requires the mandatory participation of all students within primary and secondary
education. Michala. The scheme gives awards for a variety of physical tests for endurance
, cardiovascular fitness and strength, including a medium-distance run of 1.6 or 2.4 kilometers for primary and secondary students respectively, and the results are reflected in each student's report book. As such, although gaining an award is not mandatory, students are often pressured to do so.
In addition, the government sponsors the Singapore Sports School
which opened on April 2, 2004, combining a secondary school curriculum with professional training in each student's preferred sport, in an attempt to nurture future generations of sportsmen and sportswomen. The concept behind the Sports School is that sporting talent should not be compromised when striving for academic excellence.
announced that Singapore won the bid to host the inaugural 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
. Singapore beat Moscow in the final by 53 votes to 44. On 15 September 2010, Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports
Teo Ser Luck
announced that Singapore will start off the Singapore Biennale Games initiative to keep up the Singapore Youth Olympic Games 2010 Legacy, to be held every 2 years, starting from year 2011.
in the late nineteenth century. It has had a steady presence since the beginning of the 20th century, when the Malay Cup between Singapore national rugby union team
and Malaya
was established, which is one of the oldest rugby competitions in the world.
For the 2019 Rugby World Cup
, which is to be hosted in Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong will be hosting five RWC matches of their own. The Singapore Sports Hub
, the successor to the National Stadium, with a capacity of 50,000, will be hosting some of the matches.
won the Asian Netball Championship
with a win over the Malaysian team
with a score of 53-39 at the Finals.
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
ans participate in a wide variety of sport
Sport
A Sport is all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical fitness and provide entertainment to participants. Sport may be competitive, where a winner or winners can be identified by objective means, and may require a degree...
s for recreation
Recreation
Recreation is an activity of leisure, leisure being discretionary time. The "need to do something for recreation" is an essential element of human biology and psychology. Recreational activities are often done for enjoyment, amusement, or pleasure and are considered to be "fun"...
as well as for competition
Competition
Competition is a contest between individuals, groups, animals, etc. for territory, a niche, or a location of resources. It arises whenever two and only two strive for a goal which cannot be shared. Competition occurs naturally between living organisms which co-exist in the same environment. For...
. Popular sports include football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
, cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
, rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
, swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
, badminton
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, cycling and table tennis
Table tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...
. Most people live in public residential areas that often provide amenities including swimming pool
Swimming pool
A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is a container filled with water intended for swimming or water-based recreation. There are many standard sizes; the largest is the Olympic-size swimming pool...
s, outdoor basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
courts as well as indoor sport centres which provide facilities for badminton
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
, squash
Squash (sport)
Squash is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball...
, table tennis
Table tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...
, american football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
, gymnastics
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
, indoor basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
and volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
, among others.
Living on an island surrounded by the ocean, the people also enjoy many water activities including sailing
Sailing
Sailing is the propulsion of a vehicle and the control of its movement with large foils called sails. By changing the rigging, rudder, and sometimes the keel or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to move the boat relative to its surrounding medium and...
, kayak
Kayak
A kayak is a small, relatively narrow, human-powered boat primarily designed to be manually propelled by means of a double blade paddle.The traditional kayak has a covered deck and one or more cockpits, each seating one paddler...
ing and waterskiing. There is also a number of avid recreational scuba divers
Scuba diving
Scuba diving is a form of underwater diving in which a diver uses a scuba set to breathe underwater....
, a prominent diving spot being the southern island Pulau Hantu
Pulau Hantu
Pulau Hantu is located to the south of the main island of Singapore, off the Straits of Singapore. Pulau Hantu is actually made up of two islets: Pulau Hantu Besar and Pulau Hantu Kechil , with a total area of 12.6 hectares...
, known for its coral reef
Coral reef
Coral reefs are underwater structures made from calcium carbonate secreted by corals. Coral reefs are colonies of tiny living animals found in marine waters that contain few nutrients. Most coral reefs are built from stony corals, which in turn consist of polyps that cluster in groups. The polyps...
s.
Association football is arguably the most popular spectator sport
Spectator sport
A spectator sport is a sport that is characterized by the presence of spectators, or watchers, at its matches. For instance, Tennis, Rugby, F-1, baseball, basketball, cricket, football , and ice hockey are spectator sports, while hunting or underwater hockey typically are not...
. Singapore has its own professional football league
Sports league
League is a term commonly used to describe a group of sports teams or individual athletes that compete against each other in a specific sport. At its simplest, it may be a local group of amateur athletes who form teams among themselves and compete on weekends; at its most complex, it can be an...
, known as the S.League
S.League
The S.League is the top men's professional association football league in Singapore. The league was launched in 1996 and currently involves 12 clubs.-History:...
. Launched in 1996, the league now consists of 10 teams competing with each other in stadiums around the country. In 1998, 2004 and 2007 the Singapore national football team
Singapore national football team
The Singapore national football team is the national association football team of Singapore. The team comes under the organization of the Football Association of Singapore...
became the champion of the Tiger Cup
Tiger Cup
The ASEAN Football Championship , is a biennial international association football competition organized by the ASEAN Football Federation , contested by the national teams of Southeast Asia...
, the premier football competition in South-East Asia.
While not a major sporting power, Singapore's athletes have performed well in regional as well as international competitions, especially in table tennis
Table tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...
, badminton
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
, sepak takraw
Sepak takraw
Sepak takraw , or kick volleyball, is a sport native to the Malay-Thai Peninsula...
, bowling
Bowling
Bowling Bowling Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule...
, sailing
Sailing
Sailing is the propulsion of a vehicle and the control of its movement with large foils called sails. By changing the rigging, rudder, and sometimes the keel or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to move the boat relative to its surrounding medium and...
, silat
Silat
Silat Melayu is a blanket term for the types of silat created in peninsular Southeast Asia, particularly Malaysia, Thailand, Brunei and Singapore. The silat tradition has deep roots in Malay culture and can trace its origin to the dawn of Malay civilization, 2000 years ago...
, swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
and water polo
Water polo
Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...
. To date, Singapore has won two Olympic
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
silver medals, one at the 1960 Rome Summer Olympics
1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held from August 25 to September 11, 1960 in Rome, Italy...
by weightlifter Tan Howe Liang
Tan Howe Liang
Tan Howe Liang is a weightlifter from Singapore who earned himself a place in history as the first Singaporean to win an Olympic Games medal. He did this in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome where he won the silver medal in the lightweight category...
and the other at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in the women's double table tennis by Singapore players Li Jiawei, Feng Tianwei and Wang Yuegu
Wang Yuegu
Wang Yuegu is a China-born Singaporean table tennis player who is ranked among the top ten players in the world. Wang made her inaugural appearance as a Singaporean on the International Table Tennis Federation Pro Tour in June 2005 at the Volkswagen Korean Open in Suncheon, South Korea, where she...
. The country has come close thrice (all in women's single table-tennis, fourth-place finishes in 2000, 2004 and 2008). Some athletes such as Li Jiawei and Ronald Susilo
Ronald Susilo
Ronald Susilo is a Singaporean badminton player of a Chinese-Indonesian origin.He started playing badminton at the age of 8 at the Pelita Jaya Club in Jakarta. He studied in Anglo-Chinese School for his Secondary education under a scholarship. He speaks English, Indonesian, and Malay and he...
have become national celebrities. In the 2002 Asian Games
2002 Asian Games
The 2002 Asian Games, also known as XIV Asiad is a multi-sport event held in Busan, South Korea from September 29 to October 14, 2002. Busan is the second city, after Seoul in 1986 to host the Games. A total of 419 events in 38 sports were contested by 7,711 athletes from 44 countries...
in Busan
Busan
Busan , formerly spelled Pusan is South Korea's second largest metropolis after Seoul, with a population of around 3.6 million. The Metropolitan area population is 4,399,515 as of 2010. It is the largest port city in South Korea and the fifth largest port in the world...
, Singapore won 5 Gold, 2 Silver, and 10 Bronze medals.
Recreational
Favourite Singaporean sports include outdoor sports such as football, basketball, cricket, swimming, sailing and various indoor sports such as table tennis and badminton. Most Singaporeans live in public residential areas with amenities such as public swimming poolSwimming pool
A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is a container filled with water intended for swimming or water-based recreation. There are many standard sizes; the largest is the Olympic-size swimming pool...
s, outdoor basketball court
Basketball court
In basketball, the basketball court is the playing surface, consisting of a rectangular floor with tiles at either end. In professional or organized basketball, especially when played indoors, it is usually made out of a wood, often maple, and highly polished...
s and indoor sport complexes nearby. As might be expected on an island, water sports such as sailing
Sailing
Sailing is the propulsion of a vehicle and the control of its movement with large foils called sails. By changing the rigging, rudder, and sometimes the keel or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to move the boat relative to its surrounding medium and...
, kayaking
Kayaking
Kayaking is the use of a kayak for moving across water. Kayaking and canoeing are also known as paddling. Kayaking is distinguished from canoeing by the sitting position of the paddler and the number of blades on the paddle...
and water skiing
Water skiing
thumb|right|A slalom skier making a turn on a slalom waterski.Waterskiing is a sport where an individual is pulled behind a boat or a cable ski installation on a body of water, skimming the surface.-History:...
are popular. Scuba diving
Scuba diving
Scuba diving is a form of underwater diving in which a diver uses a scuba set to breathe underwater....
is another recreation, particularly around the southern island of Pulau Hantu
Pulau Hantu
Pulau Hantu is located to the south of the main island of Singapore, off the Straits of Singapore. Pulau Hantu is actually made up of two islets: Pulau Hantu Besar and Pulau Hantu Kechil , with a total area of 12.6 hectares...
which is known for its rich coral reef
Coral reef
Coral reefs are underwater structures made from calcium carbonate secreted by corals. Coral reefs are colonies of tiny living animals found in marine waters that contain few nutrients. Most coral reefs are built from stony corals, which in turn consist of polyps that cluster in groups. The polyps...
s.
Domestic competition
Singapore has its own football (soccer) league, the S-League, formed in 1994, currently comprising 12 clubs including foreign teams. Other foreign clubs are interested in joining. The Singapore SlingersSingapore Slingers
The Singapore Slingers are an Asian basketball team that formerly competed in the Australian National Basketball League. They were the first - and so far the only - Asia-based club to compete in the NBL when they joined at the start of the 2006/07 season....
joined the Australian National Basketball League
National Basketball League (Australia)
The National Basketball League, also known as the iiNet NBL Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in Australasia....
in 2006, which they left in 2008. They are one of the inaugural teams in the ASEAN Basketball League
ASEAN Basketball League
The ASEAN Basketball League, often abbreviated to the ABL, is a men's professional basketball league in Southeast Asia. Six clubs from six different countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations competed in the league's 2009 inaugural season...
founded in October 2009. Beginning in 2008, Singapore started hosting a round of the Formula One World Championship
Singapore Grand Prix
The Singapore Grand Prix is a motor race, currently in the calendar of the FIA Formula One World Championship. It is currently held in the Marina Bay area of Singapore...
. The race was staged at the Marina Bay Street Circuit in the Marina Bay area and became the first night race on the F1 calendar and the first street circuit in Asia.
Government-sanctioned programs
The Government of SingaporeGovernment of Singapore
The Government of Singapore is defined by the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore to mean the Executive branch of government, which is made up of the President and the Cabinet of Singapore. Although the President acts in his personal discretion in the exercise of certain functions as a check...
sanctions a variety of sports-based programs for Singapore's education system
Education in Singapore
Education in Singapore is managed by the Ministry of Education , which controls the development and administration of state schools receiving government funding, but also has an advisory and supervisory role in respect of private schools...
in addition to normal physical education
Physical education
Physical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....
. The National Physical Fitness Award
National Physical Fitness Award
The National Physical Fitness Award/Assessment Scheme is a test of physical fitness for Singaporeans as part of Singapore's Sports For Life programme...
(NAPFA) was introduced in 1982, a scheme which requires the mandatory participation of all students within primary and secondary
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
education. Michala. The scheme gives awards for a variety of physical tests for endurance
Endurance
Endurance is the ability for a human or animal to exert itself and remain active for a long period of time, as well as its ability to resist, withstand, recover from, and have immunity to trauma, wounds, or fatigue. In humans, it is usually used in aerobic or anaerobic exercise...
, cardiovascular fitness and strength, including a medium-distance run of 1.6 or 2.4 kilometers for primary and secondary students respectively, and the results are reflected in each student's report book. As such, although gaining an award is not mandatory, students are often pressured to do so.
In addition, the government sponsors the Singapore Sports School
Singapore Sports School
The Singapore Sports School is a specialized independent school in Singapore. It was initiated by the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports , and caters to sporting teenagers who have talent in sports....
which opened on April 2, 2004, combining a secondary school curriculum with professional training in each student's preferred sport, in an attempt to nurture future generations of sportsmen and sportswomen. The concept behind the Sports School is that sporting talent should not be compromised when striving for academic excellence.
Youth Olympic Games
On 21 February 2008 the International Olympic CommitteeInternational Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
announced that Singapore won the bid to host the inaugural 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
2010 Summer Youth Olympics
The 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, officially known as the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games , were an international multi-sport event for youths that took place in the city-state of Singapore from 14 to 26 August 2010, in the XXIX Olympiad. They were the inaugural Summer Youth Olympics, a major...
. Singapore beat Moscow in the final by 53 votes to 44. On 15 September 2010, Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports
Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports
The Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports is a ministry of the Government of Singapore tasked with, from the government's point of view, building a "cohesive and resilient" society in Singapore.The MCYS often pursues vigorous social engineering campaigns of varying effectiveness and...
Teo Ser Luck
Teo Ser Luck
Teo Ser Luck is currently Minister of State for the Ministry of Trade and Industry , as well as the Mayor of North East Community Development Council...
announced that Singapore will start off the Singapore Biennale Games initiative to keep up the Singapore Youth Olympic Games 2010 Legacy, to be held every 2 years, starting from year 2011.
Rugby union
Rugby was introduced to the British colony of SingaporeSingapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
in the late nineteenth century. It has had a steady presence since the beginning of the 20th century, when the Malay Cup between Singapore national rugby union team
Singapore national rugby union team
The Singapore national rugby union team represents Singapore in international rugby union. They have yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup, though since the 1995 Rugby World Cup, Singapore have been participating in qualification competitions....
and Malaya
Malaysia national rugby union team
The Malaysia national rugby union team represents Malaysia in international rugby union. Malaysia have yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup, but have attempted to qualify since the South African World Cup in 1995.-History:...
was established, which is one of the oldest rugby competitions in the world.
For the 2019 Rugby World Cup
2019 Rugby World Cup
The 2019 Rugby World Cup is scheduled to be the 9th edition of the Rugby World Cup. At a special IRB meeting held in Dublin on 28 July 2009, Japan was announced as the host for the competition. This will be the first time this tournament to be held in Asia. Hong Kong and Singapore are expected to...
, which is to be hosted in Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong will be hosting five RWC matches of their own. The Singapore Sports Hub
Singapore Sports Hub
The Singapore Sports Hub is a proposed sports complex located in Kallang, Singapore to be built on the present site of the National Stadium, which was officially closed on 30 June 2007 and demolition started on 29 September 2010...
, the successor to the National Stadium, with a capacity of 50,000, will be hosting some of the matches.
Badminton
- Li LiLi Li (badminton player)Li Li is the top-ranked female badminton player in Singapore. She was born in China and moved to Singapore in 1997.Li won the 2002 Commonwealth Games women's singles gold medal by beating favourite Tracey Hallam of England in four sets, causing a major upset for the home team.Li also played at the...
- 2002, Gold, Commonwealth Games in Manchester, Women's Singles
- Ronald SusiloRonald SusiloRonald Susilo is a Singaporean badminton player of a Chinese-Indonesian origin.He started playing badminton at the age of 8 at the Pelita Jaya Club in Jakarta. He studied in Anglo-Chinese School for his Secondary education under a scholarship. He speaks English, Indonesian, and Malay and he...
- 2004, Gold, Japan Open singles
- Wong Peng SoonWong Peng SoonWong Peng Soon, MBE was an Ethnic Chinese badminton player who reigned as a top player in Malaya from the 1930s to the 1950s...
- 1950, 1951, 1952, 1955, Champion, All-England Cup
Bodybuilding
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- 2011, 1st place, NPC Tournament of Champions held in USA
- 2010, 2nd place, NPC Tournament of Champions held in USA
- 2009, 1st place, Multi Asian Championships (over 52 kg)
- 2006, 1st place, Asian Women's Open Invitational Championships in Singapore (Welterweight)
- 2006, Guest posing at Singapore Bodybuilding Championships in Singapore
- 2002, Gold, Asian Women’s bodybuilding Championships in China
- 2001, Guest posing at Singapore Bodybuilding Championships in Singapore
- 2001, 7th place, 6th World Games in Japan (over 52 kg)
- 2000, Gold, Asian Bodybuilding Championships
- Abdul Halim bin HaronAbdul Halim bin HaronAbdul Halim bin Haron is bodybuilder from Singapore who was inducted into the Singapore Sports Council's Hall of Fame for his impressive performance over the years...
- 2000, Bronze, Asian Championship, welterweight (75 kg)
- 2002, Gold, Asian Games in Busan, bantamweight (65 kg)
- Azman bin AbdullahAzman bin AbdullahAzman bin Abdullah in Singapore is a renowned Singaporean bodybuilder who became a local icon and world-leading sportsman in the 1990s...
- 1993, Gold, IOC-sanctioned World Games Bodybuilding Championships, middleweight
- 1993, Gold, World Bodybuilding Championships, middleweight
- 3-time Mr Asia
- Simon ChuaSimon ChuaChua Ling Fung Simon is a bodybuilder from Singapore who started off as an instructor in a gymnasium before taking up the sport full-time...
- 2002, Gold, Asian Games in Busan, welterweight (75 kg)
- 2002, Gold, Commonwealth Bodybuilding Championships in Calcutta, welterweight (75 kg)
- 2003, Bronze, commonwealth bodybilding champs
Bowling
- Adelene Wee Chin Suan
- 1985, won 3 Golds at Asian FIQ Youth Championships, in Singles, Masters, and Team
- 1985, won Ladies Masters champion, World FIQ Championship in London
- Jesmine Ho
- 2001, Masters Champion, World Bowling Masters Championship in Abu Dhabi
- Jennifer Tan
- 2002, Masters Champion, World Bowling Masters Championship in Denmark
- Remy OngRemy OngRemy Ong is a Singaporean bowler and former world champion.Remy made his name in the 2002 Asian Games at Busan as the captain for the men's team when he became the nation's only second male multiple-gold medalist in the competition's 51-year history, winning three gold medals. He developed into a...
- 2002, won 3 Golds, Asian Games in Busan, Single, Trios, and Masters
Netball
In 2005, the Singaporean teamSingapore national netball team
The Singapore national netball team are the national netball team representing Singapore. The Singapore team have competed at four World Netball Championships . They have also won two Nations Cup titles...
won the Asian Netball Championship
Asian Netball Championship
The Asian Netball Championship is a netball competition held every four years with teams from across Asia competing.The sixth Asian Netball Championship was held in 2005, and was won by the Singaporean team with a win over the Malaysian team with a score of 53–39 in the final. The fifth Asian...
with a win over the Malaysian team
Malaysia national netball team
The Malaysia national netball team is the netball team that represents Malaysia in international competition. In 2005, the Singaporean team won the Asian Netball Championship with a win over the Malaysian team, scoring 53–39 in the Finals. Malaysia qualified for the 2011 World Netball Championships...
with a score of 53-39 at the Finals.
Sailing
- Benedict Tan
- 1994, Gold, Asian Games in Hiroshima, Laser class
- 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, Won Laser Gold in SEA games
- Joan Huang and Naomi Tan
- 1998, Gold, Asian Games, Ladies International 420 Class
- Siew Shaw HerSiew Shaw HerSiew Shaw Her is a Singaporean athletic who started his career in sailing in 1974. He achieved 5th place in the 1982 Asian Games and took the gold medal in the 1983 South East Asian Games. He was awarded the Sportsman of the Year title in 1999.-External links:...
and Colin NgColin NgNg Wee Tai Colin is a Singaporean yachtsman best known for winning a gold medal in the 13th Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand.Ng partnered Siew Shaw Her in the 13th Asian Games to win the International 420 class. In 1997, he partnered with Khor Teck Lin to win the International 420 class in the...
- 1998, Gold, Asian Games, Men's International 420 Class
- Teo Wee Chin and Terence Koh
- 2005, Gold, Youth Sailing World Championship, BusanBusanBusan , formerly spelled Pusan is South Korea's second largest metropolis after Seoul, with a population of around 3.6 million. The Metropolitan area population is 4,399,515 as of 2010. It is the largest port city in South Korea and the fifth largest port in the world...
, 420 class
- 2005, Gold, Youth Sailing World Championship, Busan
SILAT
- Sheik Alauddin
- 1990, Gold, World Silat Championships in Holland, 80–85 kg
- 1994, Gold, World Silat Championships in Thailand, Men's Open
FOOTBALL
- Malaysia CupMalaysia CupThe Malaysia Cup is an annual association football tournament in Malaysia. It is currently the longest-running football competition in Asia...
- 24 times Champion
- Fandi AhmadFandi AhmadFandi bin Ahmad is a football coach and former professional footballer from Singapore. During his playing career, he enjoyed success playing in both Europe and Asia, and was captain of the Singapore national football team...
- 1983-1985, Played for FC Groningen. Scored in a shock 2-0 against Inter Milan. In 1999, was voted one of the best 25 players ever to play for FC Groningen, earning him a place in the club's Hall of Fame. In 2003, he was named in the club's best eleven of the twentieth century.
- 1988, Golden Boot Award, Malaysia Cup
- V. SundramoorthyV. SundramoorthyV. Sundramoorthy is a retired Singaporean footballer in the 1980s and 1990s, and widely touted as one of the country's most skillful and talented footballers ever.-Playing Career:...
- Played at FC Basel for Switzerland
- ASEAN Football Championship
- 1998-Champions
- 2004-Champions
- 2007-Champions
Swimming
- Ang Peng SiongAng Peng SiongAng Peng Siong is a swimmer from Singapore, who once held the world no.1 ranking in the 50 m freestyle.-Biography:Ang was taught to swim at the age of five by his father Ang Teck Bee, who competed in judo at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo...
- 1982, Gold, US swimming Championships, 50 m freestyle, with 22.69 s, fastest time in 1982
- 1982, Gold, Asian Games in New Delhi, 100 m freestyle
- 1990, Silver, Asian Games, 50 m freestyle
- Neo Chwee Kok
- 1951, won 4 Golds, Asian Games in New Delhi, 1500 m, 400 m, 800 m freestyle, 4x100 m relay
- Junie Sng Poh Leng
- 1978, won 2 Golds, Asian Games, 400 m freestyle, 800 m freestyle, breaking Asian Games record in both events
- Joscelin Yeo Wei Ling
- 1993, won 9 Golds, 1 Silver, Southeast Asia Games
- 1994, won 1 Bronze, Asian Games, 100m fly
- 1995, won 7 Golds, 2 Silvers, Southeast Asia Games
- 1997, won 3 Golds, 1 Silver, 2 Bronzes, Southeast Asia Games
- 1999, won 6 Golds, 2 Silvers, 1 Bronze, Southeast Asia Games
- 2000, member of world-record setting and NCAA Championships, 200 m medley relay, with teammates from University of California
- 2001, won 3 Golds, 4 Silvers, Southeast Asia Games,
- 2002, won 1 Bronze, Asian Games in Busan, 100 m fly
- 2003, won 4 Golds, 1 Silver, Southeast Asia Games,
- Thum Ping TjinThum Ping TjinThum Ping Tjin , better known as PJ, is the first Singaporean to swim the English Channel. He is also the first Oxford University graduate student to do so. He was a member of the Singapore national swimming team and has represented Singapore at every level, including the 1996 Summer Olympics in...
- Swam across the English ChannelEnglish ChannelThe English Channel , often referred to simply as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. It is about long and varies in width from at its widest to in the Strait of Dover...
in August 2005.
- Swam across the English Channel
- Tao LiTao LiTao Li is a China-born Singaporean competitive swimmer specializing in the backstroke and butterfly stroke.A Singapore Sports School student, Tao has represented Singapore at the Southeast Asian Games and Asian Games and holds several national records...
- 2005, won 3 Golds and 1 Bronze, 23rd Southeast Asian Games
- 2006, won 1 Gold and 1 Bronze at the 2006 Asian Games, and 1 Gold and 1 bronze at Milo Asia Swimming Championships
- 2007, won 4 Golds, 24th Southeast Asian Games
- 2008, made it into the finals for the 100 metres butterfly event at the 2008 Summer Olympics2008 Summer OlympicsThe 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in Beijing, set two Asian records and the national record in the process, became the eighth fastest butterfly swimmer in the world and the first Singaporean swimmer to enter an Olympic final.
Table tennis
- Li Jiawei
- 2001, Won 4 Golds, Commonwealth Championships in New Delhi
- Woman's Singles,
- Woman's Double, with Jing Junhong
- mixed doubles, with Duan Yongjun
- Women's Team Champion
- 2002, Won 3 Golds, Commonwealth Championships,
- Woman's Double, with Jing Junhong
- mixed doubles, with Duan Yongjun
- Women's Team Champion
- 2003, Won US Open
- 2004, Won US Open
- 2001, Won 4 Golds, Commonwealth Championships in New Delhi
- Jing Junhong
- 2001, Win 2 Golds, Commonwealth Championships, New Delhi
- Woman's Double, with Li Jiawei
- Women's Team Champion
- 2002, Won 2 Golds, Commonwealth Championships,
- woman's Double, with Li Jiawei
- Women's Team Champion
- 2001, Win 2 Golds, Commonwealth Championships, New Delhi
- Duan Yongjun
- 2001, Gold, Commonwealth Championships, mixed doubles, with Li Jiawei
- 2002, Gold, Commonwealth Championships, mixed doubles, with Li Jiawei
- Feng TianweiFeng TianweiFeng Tianwei is a Singaporean table tennis player, ranked sixth in the world as a singles player as of April 2011. Born in China, she began training in Singapore in March 2007 and commenced her international career in competitive table tennis the following month...
- Wang YueguWang YueguWang Yuegu is a China-born Singaporean table tennis player who is ranked among the top ten players in the world. Wang made her inaugural appearance as a Singaporean on the International Table Tennis Federation Pro Tour in June 2005 at the Volkswagen Korean Open in Suncheon, South Korea, where she...
Track and field
- Chee Swee Lee
- 1974, Gold, Asian Games, 400 m
- Ng Liang Chiang
- 1951, Gold, Asian Games in New Delhi, 110 m hurdles
Weight lifting
- Chua Phung KimChua Phung KimChua Phung Kim was a Singaporean weightlifter who first took to the sport in 1960 after being introduced to it by his elder brother, Chua Peng Kim...
- 1962, Gold, Commonwealth Games, bantamweight
- 1970, Silver, Commonwealth Games, bantamweight
- Tan Howe LiangTan Howe LiangTan Howe Liang is a weightlifter from Singapore who earned himself a place in history as the first Singaporean to win an Olympic Games medal. He did this in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome where he won the silver medal in the lightweight category...
- 1958, Gold, Asian Games in Tokyo
- 1958, Gold, commonwealth Games, lightweight
- 1960, Silver, Summer Olympic Games in Rome, lightweight
- 1962, Gold, commonwealth Games, middleweight
See also
- National sport records in SingaporeNational sport records in SingaporeThe following lists the national swimming records for Singapore. They are the fastest times ever swum by a Singaporean in each long-course event....
- Singapore National Olympic Council Awards
- Foreign Sports Talent SchemeForeign Sports Talent SchemeThe Foreign Sports Talent Scheme is a scheme used by sports officials and organisations in Singapore to scout and facilitate the migration of non-Singaporeans deemed to possess sports talent to play in Singapore colours in sporting events. Introduced in 1993 by the Singapore Table Tennis...
- Culture of SingaporeCulture of SingaporeSingapore was a part of British Malaya for many centuries. It was ruled by the Sultanate of Johor. In 1819, the British came to the Island and set up a port and colony. During British rule, the port of Singapore flourished and attracted many migrants...
- Dance History of Singapore
- Theatre History of Singapore
- OCBC Cycle Singapore