SSC roll out free trial memberships for Super Sports Club in the west
Over the last three weekends, the Singapore Sports Council (SSC) rolled out the first stage of the Super Sports Club with a series of open houses in the west of Singapore.
“It is super, duper fun!” — James Low, 11, on SAA’s training programme for youths
The 11-year-old is part of the Satellite Centre for Sports Development (SCSD) organised by the Singapore Athletic Association (SAA).
Sabrina Naden: “Netball has taught me to control my anger”
The CHIJ Katong Convent student said that KidzNet has helped her to become the captain of her school's netball team. Her experience in the KidzNet netball programme made her a natural pick to lead her group when the class is split into smaller groups.
“It was the best moment ever” – silat world champion, Muhammad Shakir (Part 2)
Singapore’s Muhammad Shakir Bin Juanda was crowned world champion at the World Pencak Silat Championships in Chiang Rai, Thailand, after he came from behind to beat Vietnamese favourite Le Si Kien in the Class-I (85-90kg) category. Here is his story.
“I was thinking of quitting the sport” – silat world champion, Muhammad Shakir (Part 1)
Singapore’s Muhammad Shakir Bin Juanda was crowned world champion at the World Pencak Silat Championships in Chiang Rai, Thailand, after he came from behind to beat Vietnamese favourite Le Si Kien in the Class-I (85-90kg) category. Here is his story.
“I’m aiming for the next SEA Games in 2015” – archer Hanim Nazirah Salim, 15
A journey that begin in December 2011 when she picked up the sport has now seen Hanim Nazirah pick up a Division A recurve bronze at the Singapore Indoor Archery Youth Cup in December 2012.
“I have learned how to smile even if my opponents play rough” – Suhandika
The 16-year-old Suhandika from ITE College West had just captained his under-16 team, the Henderson Free Kicks, to a second-place finish in the 2013 Central Singapore Community Shield, previously known as the Mayor’s Cup.
“In wrestling, you control your energy, it’s not so violent and rough” — Maximilian Oh, 13
If you think that wrestling is violent and not a sport for the young, you are twice mistaken. For 11-year-olds Baven Oh and Daniel Moritz, wrestling is not just simply tumbles and fun, but a lesson of control and respect.