Singapore_at_the_2008_Summer_Paralympics

Singapore at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Singapore at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Sporting event delegation

Singapore sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, represented by six athletes competing in four sports: swimming, sailing, equestrian and athletics.[1] The country's flagbearer at the Games' opening ceremony was supposed to be Desiree Lim, a sailor.[2] However, as the sailing events were held in Qingdao, it was Theresa Goh (swimming) who was the flagbearer on that day. The 2008 Summer Paralympics marked the first time Singapore had won a Paralympic medal of any kind.

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Yip Pin Xiu won two medals for swimming; gold in the women's 50 meter backstroke S3 and silver in the women's 50 meter freestyle S3.[3] Laurentia Tan won two bronze medals in equestrian.[4] Due to the efforts by the medal winners, Yip was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal and Tan awarded the Public Service Medal.[5]

Medalists

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Sports

Athletics

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Equestrian

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Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Singaporeans will compete in the following event in sailing:[6]

  • Lim Kok Liang Desiree - Two-Person Keelboat - SKUD18
  • Tan Wei Qiang Jovin - Two-Person Keelboat - SKUD18

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Women

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Team Singapore Paralympic Games Contingent" Archived 11 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Singapore Sports Council, 10 July 2008
  2. [2]
    "Team Singapore Paralympic Games Contingent" Archived 11 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Singapore Sports Council, 10 July 2008
  3. [3]
    "Singapore swimmer Yip clinches gold in 50m backstroke", Channel NewsAsia, 15 September 2008, retrieved on 13 December 2008.
  4. [4]
    Jeanette Wang (12 September 2008). "Bronze once again: Tan can't hear music but she and horse 'dance' their way to 2nd medal". The Straits Times (Sport). p. B21..
  5. [5]
    "Paralympian wonder girls". www.asiaone.com. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  6. [6]
    "National Line Up For 2008 Paralympic Sailing Competition" Archived 2 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine, International Association for Disabled Sailing, 16 July 2008
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