News and developments in Singapore sports
Out of the five men’s races held on the first day of the 13th Singapore National Swimming Championships, three of them had their records re-written.
Ressa Kaniadewi of Indonesia might have taken home the gold medal in the Women’s 200-metre Freestyle with a time of 2:02.74, but all eyes were on sisters Quah Ting Wen and Quah Jing Wen who battled it out and left it all in the pool.
The gulf in class was evident when Fifa world No.2 Argentina crushed a Singapore side ranked 155 rungs below them 6-0 in an international friendly fixture, organized to mark the Football Association of Singapore’s 125th anniversary.
Ashlee Tan emerged victorious in a hard-fought battle at the Women’s Open 3-metre Springboard event before clinching gold again at the Mixed 3-metre Springboard Synchronised with Joshua Chong at the 8th Singapore National Diving Championships.
The final day of the 8th Singapore National Diving Championships saw Singapore take the top four spots in the Men’s Open 3-metre Springboard.
Myra Lee competed alone in the Women's Open 10-metre platform before finishing first with Freida Lim in the Open platform synchronised event, while Fong Kay Yian and Ashlee Tan also came out tops in the 3-metre Springboard Synchronised event.
Joshua James Chong showed his tenacity as he competed over three events on Day 2 of the 8th Singapore National Diving Championships winning two golds in the 3-metre Springboard and Synchronised 10-metre Platform, and another silver in the Men’s Open 10-metre Platform.
he diving twins, Timothy and Mark Lee, were completely in sync as they bagged the gold medal in the 8th Singapore National Diving Championships Men’s Open 3-metre synchronised event with a final score of 368.16.
