Saturday, July 4, 2009

Asian Youth Games - Singapore's 4th gold - Swimming

Singapore's 4th gold - Swimming
From The Straits Times, July 4, 2009, Saturday
http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Sport/Story/STIStory_398935.html
By Terrence Voon


Quah Ting Wen won the girls' 200m freestyle event at the Singapore Sports School with a time of 1min 59.21sec. ST PHOTO BY ALBERT SIM Picture is obtained from http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Sport/Story/STIStory_398935.html

SWIMMER Quah Ting Wen added to Singapore's growing collection of gold medals at the Asian Youth Games on Friday, bringing the Republic's total to four golds.


It probably won’t be the last time we see this golden smile from Ting Wen. Photograph by ooi boon keong From WEEkend Today, Saturday - Sunday, July 4 - 5, 2009, Page 50, SPORTS Reported by Tan Yo-Hinn, yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg
Picture is obtained from http://imcms2.mediacorp.sg/CMSFileserver/documents/006/pdf/20090704/0407SLW052.pdf

Ting Wen, 16, came home first in the girls' 200m freestyle event at the Singapore Sports School, while bronzes were also added in the pool and on the track.


The Swimfast Aquatic Club (SAC) swimmer's feats earned Quah Ting Wen the accolade of Best Female Swimmer. ST PHOTO BY DESMOND WEE.
Picture is obtained from http://quahtingwen.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/new-publicity-shot-12/

On Day 4 of competition, China confirmed its dominance at the Games by adding another two golds each in the athletics and swimming events.


Quah Ting Wen 1st to make the team, from http://quahtingwen.wordpress.com

But the loudest cheers were saved for Ting Wen at the Singapore Sports School. Her winning time of 1min 59.21sec rewrote her own national record, and would have been good enough to win a gold medal in the same event at the 2006 Asian Games.


Quah Ting Wen rewrites 100-metre freestyle national record, from http://quahtingwen.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/new-publicity-shot-12/ (Quah Ting Wen - 25.04.2009)

The swimming competition also yielded another three bronzes for the host nation on Friday. Roanne Ho broke her own national record in the girls' 50m breast with a time of 32.44sec for third place, while Lionel Khoo and Rainer Ng added bronzes in the boys' 50m breast and boys' 100m back respectively.


Asian Youth Games Kuwait's Team Member and Young Team Officials from schools (Bowen Secondary School)

China's two golds were won by Wang Chen (girls' 50m breast) and Sun Yuchen (boys' 50m breast).


Asian Youth Games Kuwait's Team Member and Young Team Officials from schools (Bowen Secondary School)

In athletics, the title of Asia's fastest boy went to Japan's Masaki Nashimoto, who clocked 10.82sec.


Asian Youth Games Kuwait's Team Member and Young Team Officials from schools (Bowen Secondary School)

Singapore speedster Shahrir Anuar (11.13sec) clinched bronze in the boys' 100m race.


Asian Youth Games Kuwait's Team Member and Young Team Officials from schools (Bowen Secondary School)

South Korean Lee Sunae secured the girls' 100m gold in 12.16sec.


Asian Youth Games Kuwait's Team Member and Young Team Officials from schools (Bowen Secondary School)

China's two athletics golds were won by Ren Wei, who powered to the boys' high jump title, and Li Jun, the boys' shot put champion.


Asian Youth Games Kuwait's Team Member and Young Team Officials from schools (Bowen Secondary School)

Two nations also struck gold for the first time at the Games on Friday. Kuwait's Abdullah Althuwaini won the boys' 100m back in swimming, while in athletics, Konstantin Kudryashov of Kazakhstan emerged tops in the boys' triple jump.


Asian Youth Games Kuwait's Team Member and Young Team Officials from schools (Bowen Secondary School)

In table tennis, Singapore's mixed team confirmed a bronze after losing 0-2 to China in the semi-finals.


Asian Youth Games Kuwait's Team Member and Young Team Officials from schools (Bowen Secondary School)

Singapore is in sixth place on the medal table. China continues to rule the roost, with 17 golds, six silvers and four bronzes. South Korea is second (seven, ten, eight), while India leap to third place (five, three, two) by winning three golds - two in athletics and one in swimming - on Friday.


Picture is obtained from YouTube by Alvin EH Tan
祝福你 (Best Wishes) by 黄晓君 Huang Xiao Jin & The Stylers
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Picture is obtained from YouTube by Alvin EH Tan
爱的祝福 (With Love and Best Wishes) by 马艾妮 Mah Ai Nee & The Stylers
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