Date : Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Time : 7:55 PM
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Proving to Asia that Singapore has one of the fastest girls' swimming contingents, Quah Ting Wen, Koh Hui Yu, Lynette Lim Shu-En and Amanda Lim Xiang Qi swam into first place in the Girls' 4X100M Freestyle. Besides clinching the gold medal, these girls went on to create a new national record with an amazing time of 3:46.91 minutes.

Dominating the competition, the Singaporean swimmers left powerhouses China and the Republic of Korea more than 3 seconds behind at the finish line. Taking the silver medal home was Republic of Korea, clocking in a time of 3:50.56 minutes. Following 0.78 seconds behind the was China, taking third place with a time of 3:51.34 minutes.

The race commenced with high anticipation as the crowd screamed their favourite teams, with Singapore fans providing the highest decibels.

Koh Hui Yu swam first for Singapore and led in the first half of her swim before falling back to the Koreans, who took the lead in the first 100M, with China's Chen Xiaojun and Koh tailing very closely behind. Upon passing the baton to Quah Ting Wen, Singapore went back to her original leading position with Quah clocking a time of 55.38 seconds in the second leg.

Having created a huge gap after 150 metres, frontrunner Quah Ting Wen passed the lane on to Amanda Lim who was able to maintain the lead and finished her lap in 55.96 seconds.

Proving to Asia tha

Proving to Asia that Singapore has one of the fastest girls' swimming contingents, Quah Ting Wen, Koh Hui Yu, Lynette Lim Shu-En and Amanda Lim Xiang Qi swam into first place in the Girls' 4X100M Freestyle. Besides clinching the gold medal, these girls went on to create a new national record with an amazing time of 3:46.91 minutes.

Dominating the competition, the Singaporean swimmers left powerhouses China and the Republic of Korea more than 3 seconds behind at the finish line. Taking the silver medal home was Republic of Korea, clocking in a time of 3:50.56 minutes. Following 0.78 seconds behind the was China, taking third place with a time of 3:51.34 minutes.

The race commenced with high anticipation as the crowd screamed their favourite teams, with Singapore fans providing the highest decibels.

Koh Hui Yu swam first for Singapore and led in the first half of her swim before falling back to the Koreans, who took the lead in the first 100M, with China's Chen Xiaojun and Koh tailing very closely behind. Upon passing the baton to Quah Ting Wen, Singapore went back to her original leading position with Quah clocking a time of 55.38 seconds in the second leg.

Having created a huge gap after 150 metres, frontrunner Quah Ting Wen passed the lane on to Amanda Lim who was able to maintain the lead and finished her lap in 55.96 seconds.

Wrapping up the race was Lynette Lim who touched home in 57.39 seconds, still in a clear lead from the Republic of Korea and China.

"Everyone in the team did well. They were all important. In fact, the entire Asian Youth Games Singapore swim team deserves mention. We've done the country proud," exclaimed Amanda Lim.

Quah Ting Wen, star of the Singapore swim team, said "It feels wonderful winning a gold medal for Singapore."

She went on to say: "We have surpassed five gold medals which was the expectation before the Games, so it's really great."t Singapore has one of the fastest girls' swimming contingents, Quah Ting Wen, Koh Hui Yu, Lynette Lim Shu-En and Amanda Lim Xiang Qi swam into first place in the Girls' 4X100M Freestyle. Besides clinching the gold medal, these girls went on to create a new national record with an amazing time of 3:46.91 minutes.

Dominating the competition, the Singaporean swimmers left powerhouses China and the Republic of Korea more than 3 seconds behind at the finish line. Taking the silver medal home was Republic of Korea, clocking in a time of 3:50.56 minutes. Following 0.78 seconds behind the was China, taking third place with a time of 3:51.34 minutes.

The race commenced with high anticipation as the crowd screamed their favourite teams, with Singapore fans providing the highest decibels.

Koh Hui Yu swam first for Singapore and led in the first half of her swim before falling back to the Koreans, who took the lead in the first 100M, with China's Chen Xiaojun and Koh tailing very closely behind. Upon passing the baton to Quah Ting Wen, Singapore went back to her original leading position with Quah clocking a time of 55.38 seconds in the second leg.

Having created a huge gap after 150 metres, frontrunner Quah Ting Wen passed the lane on to Amanda Lim who was able to maintain the lead and finished her lap in 55.96 seconds.

Wrapping up the race was Lynette Lim who touched home in 57.39 seconds, still in a clear lead from the Republic of Korea and China.

"Everyone in the team did well. They were all important. In fact, the entire Asian Youth Games Singapore swim team deserves mention. We've done the country proud," exclaimed Amanda Lim.

Quah Ting Wen, star of the Singapore swim team, said "It feels wonderful winning a gold medal for Singapore."

She went on to say: "We have surpassed five gold medals which was the expectation before the Games, so it's really great."
Wrapping up the race was Lynette Lim who touched home in 57.39 seconds, still in a clear lead from the Republic of Korea and China.

"Everyone in the team did well. They were all important. In fact, the entire Asian Youth Games Singapore swim team deserves mention. We've done the country proud," exclaimed Amanda Lim.

Quah Ting Wen, star of the Singapore swim team, said "It feels wonderful winning a gold medal for Singapore."

She went on to say: "We have surpassed five gold medals which was the expectation before the Games, so it's really great."

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Time : 7:48 PM
Title :

Thailand took double Gold in both the Boys and Girls' categories of the Asian Youth Games Beach Volleyball event; with Kazakhstan bringing home two dignified Silvers on 5 July 2009.

In the two most spectacular matches of the five days of the tournament, Thailand's teams crushed Kazakhstan with unpredictable plays on the court.

In the Girls' finals, Thailand trumped Kazakhstan with an arsenal of drop-shots, down-the-line shots as well as spikes which hammered the ball into the sand.

With a comfortable lead of 7 points, Thailand closed off the first set at 21-14, leaving Kazakhstan demoralised.

The second set saw a desperate Kazakhstan team playing catch-up. Nerves rattled, their serves and spikes often found the net instead of their opponent's court.

This made it easier for the Thailand team to take the set, closing set and match at 21-12.

Thailand's Girls' team captain, Yansuwan Aunchalee, shared: "Our coach told us to relax and enjoy the match. We did, and we are proud to be able to represent Thailand in the Asian Youth Games. We did not let Thailand down."

The Boys' finals match was almost similar to the Girls', with Thailand closing off the game by winning two consecutive sets.

The first set started off with both sides going strong. Kazakhstan's Slavislav Pustynikk's powerful spikes, along with Sergey Bogatu's amazing blocks managed to keep their scores closely tied with Thailand's all the way. Excitement built till the end of the first set, with Thailand winning narrowly by two points, 21-19.

In the second set, Thailand's Thosapol Puangprasert and Warung Prasanok stepped up their attacks, with familiar drop-shots and shots to the corners of their opponent's court. Like their female counterparts, the boys from Thailand chose to rely on accuracy and skill instead of raw power.

Puangprasert and Prasanok's attacks forced Kazakhstan to defend from an onslaught of steep-angled spikes and hard-to-reach balls that were tapped over the net.

It did not take long for Thailand to close off the second set at 21-10, winning the Gold for the Boys' event.

"The match against Kazakhstan was not difficult, though they are tall", said Thailand's Coach Prayoon Rungruang jubilantly. "They did not play smart enough. Indonesia was tougher," he added.

"It was a physical and mental toll for us," said both teams of Kazakhstan. "Thailand played very well."

Indonesia and People's Republic of China emerged third in the Boys' and Girls' events respectively.

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Time : 7:40 PM
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Day 4 of FIBA 33 (Basketball) on 4 July 2009 continued to see compelling action in the Boys Finals in the afternoon at Anglican High School (AHS).

In the game, the People's Republic of China (CHN) defeated the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) with a score of 29 - 26, winning the gold medal. People's Republic of China's No. 7, Li Weijie was top scorer for the game, scoring 17 points.

When asked what he thought of the games the Chinese team has played, Coach Song Xi said: "There are many teams inside here that are better and stronger than us like the Philippines, Islamic Republic of Iran and Korea. It's just that today we managed to hold our ground."

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Time : 7:37 PM
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3 July 2009 - Singapore 100m Boys hopeful, Mohd Anuar Shahrir, narrowly missed out on getting Singapore's first silver medal after he was edged out by Thailand's Phiraksa Kittisak. The champion, Japan's Nashimoto Masaki, won comfortably by a 0.3 second lead.

Shahrir had gotten off to a relatively slow start but later divulged that he was "not worried" as it was part of his new strategy. He had no lack of crowd support as moments before the race started, constant cheers of "Go Shahrir" were ringing throughout the stadium.

The winner, Japan's Nashimoto Masaki, won with a timing of 10.82 seconds. At a height of just 164cm and weighing 54kg, he is a speedy runner with a personal best timing of 10.65 seconds.

A veteran runner that has competed in various countries, Nashimoto trains a total of six times a week with the national team in Tokyo. During his interview, he also said that he has no problems juggling school and sports.

Nashimoto looks up to track and field superstar Usain Bolt as his idol. He also enjoys soccer and likes Christiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid. Becoming famous might not be too faroff a possibility for this athlete, especially if he does achieves his ultimate dream of "winning the 2016 Olympics".

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