Asian Youth Games opening ceremony – a picture story
Over 1,000 Singapore students added much life and vibrancy to the opening ceremony of the Asian Youth Games.
Over 1,000 Singapore students added much life and vibrancy to the opening ceremony of the Asian Youth Games.
The first ever Asian Youth Games (AYG) was officially declared open by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the opening ceremony held at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
After travelling across Singapore for two days, the Asian Youth Games Torch Relay finished off at the Singapore Indoor Stadium for the opening ceremony.
Mustapa Md Elfi led a Wings Athletics Club sweep of the men's 100m event at the 5th All-Comers Track-and-Field meet with a time of 10.86s. He was trailed closely in second and third places by clubmates Jamal Amirudin and Abdul Hakeem, national 110m hurdles record-holder, in times of 10.88s and 10.93s respectively.
In the 100m men's final in which Wings Athletics Club provided five of the eight finalists, it was Wings' Lee Cheng Wei who took top spot in a time of 10.85s. Rounding off the top-three were clubmates Muhd Elfi and U.K. Shyam, the national record-holder, in times of 10.88s and 10.89s respectively.
The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) walked away the biggest winners at the Singapore Dragon Boat Festival, clinching four out of the six grand finals they qualified for, including the Prime Minister’s Cup for both the men's and women's categories.
Singapore's hopes of qualifying for the Asian Youth Games football semi-final were further dampened after a superior Thailand side beat them 4-1 to abandon the hosts at the bottom of Group A.