First Team Golds At Commonwealth Games
The women’s team, comprising Jing Junhong, Li Jiawei, Tan Paey Fern and Zhang Xueling, was the first to win a gold for Singapore at the Commonwealth Games in 40 years. At the 2002 Games in Manchester, Li Jiawei and Duan Yongjun also won Singapore’s first table tennis mixed doubles gold. Li Jiawei scooped another gold in doubles with Jing Junhong. Read More »
Top SEA Games Shooter
Lee Wung Yew is a 15-time SEA Games gold medallist. He finished 20th at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, USA. Read More »
First Asian Games Sailing Golds
Joan Huang and Naomi Tan, a student-teacher pair, won a gold in the International 420 class at the 13th Asian Games in Bangkok in 1998. The men’s team comprising Siew Shaw Her and Colin Ng also won the gold in the same event. Read More »
First Asian Woman To Cross The Atlantic Solo
The first Asian female sailor to complete the Mini Transat sailing boat race was Elaine Chua San-San. She single-handedly sailed 4,153.85 km across the Atlantic Ocean in Nov 2005 from Brest, France to Martinique, West Indies. Read More »
First Round-The-World Clipper Race
The crew from Uniquely Singapore finished fifth in the 35,000-nautical-mile race around the globe. Starting on 18 Sep 2005 in Singapore, the race ended in Liverpool, UK on 29 Jul 2006. The Dubois 68 racing yacht was manned by a crew of 18, some of whom took part in the entire circumnavigation race while others took part in certain legs ... Read More »
