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Singapore clinch a gold and a bronze at Asian Cup Rowing Championships

Singapore's rowers did the nation proud by garnering a gold medal and a bronze medal in the Men's Single Sculls and the Women's Single Sculls respectively at the Asian Cup Rowing Championships.

By Delle Chan|2010-06-25T12:24:45+08:00June 14th, 2010|Front Page News, Nation in Motion, rowing|0 Comments

SNOC selects another 22 athletes for Youth Olympic Games

The Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) announced a second list of 22 athletes who will represent Singapore at the upcoming Youth Olympic Games.

By Les Tan|2010-06-02T21:09:43+08:00June 2nd, 2010|badminton, boxing, canoeing, cycling, diving, fencing, Nation in Motion, pentathlon, rowing, track-and-field, weightlifting, wrestling|0 Comments

Singaporean Ryan Ng sets world record in indoor rowing

Singaporean Ryan Ng placed our little red dot on the world map of Indoor Rowing by breaking two world records in his age category (13-18 years old) and weight category (Heavyweight).

By Red Sports reader|2010-05-04T11:50:23+08:00April 28th, 2010|rowing, Youth in Motion|3 Comments

Japan beat America in rowing (or a parable of the American car industry)

This is not a real sports story but a sports parable about the car industry in America. This story is quite funny but sad at the same time because real people are losing real jobs because of decisions made by supposedly more intelligent people in senior management ranks.

By Les Tan|2008-12-05T22:57:28+08:00December 5th, 2008|rowing, World in Motion|0 Comments

“I tried qualifying for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. And I failed.” – Rower Yeong Wai Mun

Yeong Wai Mun is a Singaporean who took the uncommon step after graduating from the Nanyang Technological University of pursuing his Olympic rowing dream full-time. He funded his own training overseas and then took a shot at Olympic qualification in Shanghai. Here is his story in his own words.

By Red Sports reader|2008-12-10T15:48:00+08:00December 4th, 2008|rowing, What say you all?|5 Comments

Singapore to host upcoming Asian Cup Rowing Championship

From August 22nd to 25th 2008, Singapore will host the Asian Cup Rowing Championship at Pandan Reservoir. Featuring more than 100 participants from 10 countries, Singapore fans will get a chance to see local rowers Yeong Wai Mun, Sayidah Aisyah and Elsie Lim in action.

By Shaun Neo|2008-08-25T13:36:29+08:00July 13th, 2008|Nation in Motion, rowing|0 Comments

Yeong Wai Mun rows towards Olympic dreams

From the road, it's easy to miss Pandan Reservoir, an elevated reservoir situated in the midst of an industrial hub in the west. Off Jalan Buroh, hidden from human view, sits the clubhouse of the Singapore Amateur Rowing Association. It was here that I met 26-year-old Yeong Wai Mun, a recent mechanical engineering graduate of the Nanyang Technological University.

By Les Tan|2009-07-18T22:23:20+08:00March 31st, 2008|rowing, The Red Sports Interview|18 Comments