(From left) National sailor Jodie Lai, mother of Joseph Schooling, May Yim Schooling and national kegler Jazreel Tan pose for a photo during the MAP Awards Ceremony. (Photo 1 courtesy of Joseph Nair/SNOC)
Pan Pacific Hotel, Tuesday, November 11, 2014 — A total of 61 Team Singapore athletes who medalled at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games and 2014 Incheon Asian Games received a combined $3.44 million at the Multi-Million Dollar Awards Programme (MAP) Ceremony and Appreciation Dinner today.
Team Singapore bagged a haul of eight gold, five silver and four bronze medals from the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games campaign.
The contingent of seventy athletes, led by Chef-de-Mission Low Teo Ping, competed in seven sports and also notched two Games records, and seven national records and personal bests. A total of 24 medallists received $560,000 for their medal winning performances.
The 2014 Asian Games contingent of 223 athletes in 20 sports, led by Chef-de-Mission Mrs Jessie Phua, delivered 24 medals — five golds, six silvers and 13 bronzes — in Incheon, South Korea.
37 of them were rewarded with a total of $2.88 million for their achievements, which included two Games records, three national records, and 13 personal bests.
MAP rewards medallists of the Southeast Asia, Commonwealth, Asian, and Olympic Games. Sponsored by the Tote Board and Singapore Pools, recipients receive cash amounts, which vary with the respective Games and the nature of the event in which they win the medal — individual medals versus team events or team sports medals.
Tissot, the official timekeeper of the Incheon Games, presented each of the 38 Incheon Asian Games medallists and Games record holders a watch from their special Asian Games collection.
Addressing Team Singapore, Mr Tan Chuan-Jin said, “You have all been an inspiration – give yourselves a pat on your backs for the hard work you have put in. Congratulations on prevailing [through] the adversities and soldiering on for Singapore. In seven months’ time, this is the same spirit we will need to succeed as a team at the 2015 SEA Games. Like many Singaporeans, I am looking forward to be part of Team Singapore to support you all the way.”
Joseph Schooling, who won the first swimming medal (a silver medal) for Singapore at the Commonwealth Games and three medals at the Asian Games, said, “I’m very honoured and thankful to receive the support of the MAP from the Tote Board and Singapore Pools. Without the unconditional support of my parents, I would not be where I am today. Training to be a world-class athlete is not only tedious, but also very costly. I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has been supporting me, and I promise I will continue to keep my head down and work hard to bring both pride and joy to Singapore, my family and myself.”
Bowler Jazreel Tan, who won four medals to become Singapore’s most bemedalled athlete at the Incheon 2014 Asian Games, said, “It feels pretty awesome. The MAP is a great initiative to provide motivation and financial support for athletes. As athletes, we train and compete because of our passion for the sport. I am very thankful to Tote Board and Singapore Pools who recognise our hard work and dedication. It will definitely help advance our sporting pursuits for Singapore. The money that is ploughed back to Singapore Bowling Federation will mean that the squad can have greater training and competition support too.”
Commonwealth Games MAP Recipients
1. Teo Shun Xie – $40,000 for gold in shooting, women’s 10m air pistol
2. Jasmine Ser – $40,000 for gold in shooting, women’s 50m rifle (three positions)
3. Feng Tianwei – $40,000 for gold in table tennis, women’s singles
4. Yu Mengyu – $20,000 for silver in table tennis, women’s singles
5. Lin Ye – $10,000 for bronze in table tennis, women’s singles
6. Feng Tianwei and Yu Mengyu – $60,000 for gold in table tennis, women’s doubles
7. Zhan Jian – $40,000 for gold in table tennis, men’s singles
8. Gao Ning – $20,000 for silver in table tennis, men’s singles
9. Gao Ning and Li Hu – $60,000 for gold in table tennis, men’s doubles
10. Zhan Jian and Yang Zi – $15,000 for bronze in table tennis, men’s doubles
11. Feng Tianwei, Yu Mengyu, Lin Ye, Isabelle Li, and Zhou Yihan – $60,000 for gold in women’s table tennis team event
12. Gao Ning, Zhan Jian, Li Hu, Yang Zi, and Clarence Chew – $60,000 for gold in table tennis men’s team event
13. Derek Wong – $20,000 for silver in badminton, men’s singles
14. Danny Chrisnanta and Chayut Triyachart – $30,000 for silver in badminton, men’s doubles
15. Derek Wong, Danny Chrisnanta, Chayut Triyachart, Huang Chao, Terry Hee, Yao Lei, Shinta Mulia Sari, Vanessa Neo, Fu Mingtian, and Liang Xiaoyu – $15,000 for bronze in badminton mixed team event
16. Joseph Schooling – $20,000 for silver in swimming, men’s 100m butterfly
17. Hoe Wah Toon – $10,000 for bronze in gymnastics, men’s individual vault
NB: 50 percent of cash amounts to be ploughed back into respective National Sports Associations for future training and development
Asian Games MAP Recipients
1. Feng Tianwei – $50,000 for bronze in table tennis, women’s singles
2. Gao Ning and Li Hu – $80,000 for bronze in table tennis, men’s doubles
3. Feng Tianwei, Lin Ye, Zhou Yihan, Isabelle Li, and Yu Mengyu – $80,000 for bronze in table tennis, women’s team event
4. Jazreel Tan – $100,000 for silver in bowling, women’s singles, and $50,000 for bronze in women’s all events
5. Cherie Tan, New Hui Fen and Jazreel Tan – $160,000 for silver in bowling, women’s trios
6. Cherie Tan, Daphne Tan, Shayna Ng, New Hui Fen, and Jazreel Tan – $320,000 for gold in bowling, women’s team of five
7. Lim Wei Wen – $50,000 for bronze in fencing, men’s individual epee
8. Jodie Lai – $200,000 for gold in sailing, Optimist women’s one-person dinghy
9. Raynn Kwok – $100,000 for silver in sailing, Optimist men’s one-person dinghy
10. Cecilia Low and Priscilla Low – $160,000 for silver in sailing, 29er women’s two-person dinghy
11. Loh Jia Yi and Jonathan Yeo – $80,000 for bronze in sailing, 420 men’s two-person dinghy
12. Kimberly Lim and Savannah Siew – $320,000 for gold in sailing, 420 women’s two-person dinghy
13. Colin Cheng Xinru – $50,000 for bronze in sailing, Laser men’s one-person dinghy
14. Maximilian Soh, Paul Andrew Chan, Russell Kan, Christopher Lim, and Justin Wong – $320,000 for gold in sailing, J80 Open match racing
15. Muhammad Farhan Bin Amran, Muhammad Hafiz Nor Izam Bin Ja’afar, and Eddy Nor Shafiq Bin Sahari – $80,000 for bronze in sepak takraw, men’s doubles
16. Tao Li – $100,000 for silver in swimming, women’s 50m butterfly, and $50,000 for bronze in women’s 100m butterfly
17. Joseph Schooling – $200,000 for gold in swimming, men’s 100m butterfly, $100,000 for silver in men’s 50m butterfly, and $50,000 for bronze in men’s 200m butterfly
18. Gai Bin – $50,000 for bronze in shooting, men’s 25m centre fire pistol
19. Gai Bin, Poh Lip Meng, and Lim Swee Hon – $80,000 for bronze in shooting, men’s team 25m standard pistol
20. Tan Yan Ni – $50,000 for wushu, women’s changquan
NB: 20 percent of cash amounts to be ploughed back into respective National Sports Associations for future training and development
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