First Soccer Referee At World Cup Finals
George Suppiah refereed at the most prestigious international soccer event when he served at the 1974 World Cup finals in Germany. His career spanned 43 international ‘A’ matches from 1953 to 1978. Read More »
First Gold Medal At The Paralympics
16-year-old Yip Pin Xiu, who has muscular dystrophy, became the first Singapore athlete to win a gold at the Beijing Paralympic Games in Sep 2008 when she came in first in the 50m backstroke (S3). Her 58.75 sec time is 7.32 sec ahead of the silver medalist. Earlier in the heats, she set a new world record of 57.92 sec ... Read More »
First Cybergames World Medallist
On 19 Nov 2005, 24-year-old Wilson Chia, a Nanyang Polytechnic graduate became the first Singaporean to win a silver medal and prize money of US$10,000 for Dead or Alive Ultimate at the World Cyber Games at Suntec City. Chia turned professional cybergamer in 2007 and outfought the top-rated player Ryan Ward to end the American’s 14-game unbeaten record in the ... Read More »
Oldest Competitor At The Asian Games
65-year-old Alan Puan participated at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha for billiards, making him the oldest Singaporean competitor as well as the senior-most among the 12,000 participants at the Games. Read More »
First Hosting Of Canoe World Championship
Singapore hosted the ICF Canoe Marathon World Championship from 21-23 Oct 2011, the first Asian country to do so. It was held at the Floating Platform at Marina Bay. Read More »
