Zachary, who finished 6th in the 1500m final yesterday and was slated to run in the 2nd heat of his pet event today, has been advised to stay behind at the Swissotel the Stamford, the Games village, on the grounds that he was not feeling well. The heat went on as scheduled.
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The results for day 5 varied among the top few sailors, where some did extremely well while others had a bad day. Although two races were sailed today, the last race was taken off the scoreboard due to a redress which involved the issue of raising the wrong flag.
The 1st Asian Youth Games Singapore 2009 Organising Committee (SAYGOC) will be bringing the Games to the community through the first-ever Asian Youth Games (AYG) Torch Relay. With the theme “Igniting Sporting Passion in Asia's Youthâ€, the event will be held over two days – the Community Leg on June 28 2009 and the School Leg the next day.
At the official Flag Presentation Ceremony held at the Raffles Institution this evening, Guest-of-Honour Mr Teo Chee Hean, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Defence and President of the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC), presented the flag to Singapore’s official flag-bearer for the AYG, swimmer Quah Ting Wen.
The Official Team Draws were held today for Football and FIBA 33 (Basketball) for the 1st Asian Youth Games (AYG) Singapore 2009 at the Singapore Sports Council’s headquarters.
So who do you think would make the dream starting 5 from the National Basketball League? Let's hear your vote.
A Division Girls’ Hockey powerhouse Victoria Junior College qualified for the final once again after ousting a plucky Anglo-Chinese Junior College side 2-0 in a semi-final match.