SINGAPORE — In this article is a spherical-up of sports functions and developments in Singapore in the previous week (9 to 15 January):
Singapore clinch a few golds at Asian Tenpin Bowling C’ships
Singapore bowlers clinched a few titles at the 26th Asian Tenpin Bowling Championships in Hong Kong more than the past 7 days.
Veteran Cherie Tan got the bowlers’ campaign off to the ideal start off when she won the women’s singles title on Tuesday (10 January), amassing a whole of 1,525 pinfalls to defeat Malaysia’s Natasha Roslan by 49 pinfalls and assert her very first Asian Championships trophy.
A working day later, Singapore’s men’s doubles pair Muhammad Jaris Goh and Timothy Tham also clinched a surprise gold, as the 2022 SEA Games silver medallists rolled 2,991 pinfalls concluded ahead of Malaysia’s Syazirol Shamsudin and Tun Hakim and South Korea’s Park Dong-hyuk and Park Geon-ha.
On Friday, Tan teamed up with New Hui Fen and Shayna Ng to clinch the women’s trios title, sealing Singapore’s third gold of the championships with 4,463 pinfalls, forward of the groups from Malaysia and South Korea.
Son Heung-min introduced as AIA Singapore model ambassador
AIA Singapore announced Tottenham Hotspur star Son Heung-min as its 1st Singapore brand ambassador on Friday (13 January).
Son is a 7-time Asian Footballer of the 12 months and turned the very first Asian player to earn the English Premier League Golden Boot award for currently being the league’s top scorer past season.
As AIA Singapore’s manufacturer ambassador, Son will encourage Singaporeans to dwell far better every day by selling holistic wellness in three important facets – actual physical health and fitness, commitment and psychological health and fitness, as very well as fiscal health.
He will play a essential function in championing AIA Singapore’s impending initiatives to exhibit the worth of holistic wellness to achieving a much healthier, extended, greater daily life.
Youthful golf stars to grass Singapore Typical following thirty day period
Singapore Traditional spectators will get a glimpse into the long term of Asian golfing subsequent month, with youthful stars Ratchanon Chantananuwat and Ding Wenyi to direct the regional beginner subject at the DP World Tour event from 9 to 12 February.
Ding and Ratchanon ended the year rated 15th and 16th respectively in the globe newbie golfing rankings, building them the best male novice gamers in Asia Pacific.
The 15-calendar year-previous Ratchanon, also identified as TK, had a stellar 2022 wherever he became the youngest male participant to acquire on a person of golf’s main Excursions. The Thai teenager will no doubt be keen to return to Singapore, in which he played in his initially at any time overseas expert celebration final year.
Ding has also enjoyed a prosperous calendar year, the 17-12 months-aged obtaining gained the US Junior Amateur Championships final 12 months to receive a location at the 2023 US Open.
Other Asian golfers who earned their places in the US$2 million Singapore Classic include things like Taichi Kho of Hong Kong and Amarin Kraivixien of Thailand. They ended up positioned 1st and next respectively in the qualifier held final thirty day period.
Solitary session tickets for the Singapore Typical are readily available from $25, while a 4-day function move is priced at $80.
Geylang Global indicators Japanese ahead
Singapore Premier League (SPL) club Geylang Worldwide have verified the arrival of Japanese ahead Yushi Yamaya as it gears up for the approaching period.
The 22-12 months-previous Yamaya came through the ranks of the Yokohama F. Marinos youth program and played for the 7-time J1 League champions in the 2019 year.
The Kanagawa-born participant created a whole of 10 appearances in all competitions for Tricolor, obtaining the internet two times in his debut time. He then went on financial loan to acquire initial-staff knowledge with a lot of clubs, which includes J2 League sides Mito Hollyhock and Yokohama FC and Kagoshima United in the J3 League.
Yamaya is predicted to spearhead the Eagles’ attack as they look for to mount a solid problem for the league title and qualify for the continental competitions.
Yamaya is the only international recruit signed by Geylang, with the club retaining the products and services of French attacking midfielder Vincent Bezecourt and Japanese duo Takahiro Tezuka and centre-back Rio Sakuma.
Youth paddler clinches silver in Linz, Austria
Singapore youth paddler Loy Ming Ying, 12, came in next in U-13 girls’ singles competitiveness at the Earth Desk Tennis Youth Contender event in Linz, Austria, which was held from 11 to 14 January.
Ming Ying did not drop a established as she powered her way to the remaining, beating the likes of Ioana Ionescu (Romania), Linda Ratajska (Czechia), Miriam Meier (Austria) and Farida Omar (Egypt).
However, she misplaced in straight sets to Czechia’s Hanka Kodetova in the final.
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