Champions Way

Champions Way2016 A Publication of Singapore Sports School

Veronica Shanti Pereira

The

Champion’s Way

Singapore Sports School welcomes all high-performing student-athletes and will help them balance the demands of competitive sport and a sound academic education through: • Top-notch coaching, sport science services and athlete life management • 6+ year through-train academic programmes that bypass the GCE “O” Level Examinations for uninterrupted sport development • Flexible, customised academic programmes at secondary and post-secondary levels: – International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, including an extended programme of up to 4 years for high-performing student-athletes – Customised Republic Polytechnic-Singapore Sports School Diploma in Sports and Leisure Management, and a new customised Diploma in Business Studies – New Nitec in Fitness Training Sports Class • Multiple opportunities for overseas training and competition • Sport-focused education for the extra edge to attain high-level performance

Academic Pathways in Sports School IBDP

RP-SSP DSLM

RP DSLM Sports Class

Customised Polytechnic Diploma in Business-Studies

Nitec in Fitness Training Sports Class

JC/ Polytechnic/ ITE

Through-Train Pathways Singapore Sports School Qualifying Assessments

Secondary Education

National Exams

ACADEMIC

ACHIEVEMENTS • More than 90% of graduates eligible

FAST

FACTS • •

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Established in 2004 Specialised Independent School which offers talented youths an integrated academic and sports programme in a worldclass environment About 550 studentathletes in total enrolment About 820 graduates since 2006

for Junior Colleges, Millennia Institute, Polytechnics

• About 50% of graduates were on

Singapore Sports School Through-Train Pathways

• 22 University Scholars President’s

Scholarship, PSC Singapore Armed Forces Overseas Scholarship, SAF Merit Scholarship, Public Service Commission Scholarship, Indeco Sports Scholarship, JTC Scholarship, Yale-NUS Dean Scholarship, NTU EW Barker Scholarship, NTU Nanyang Scholarship, NTU Engineering Scholarship, NUS Global Merit Undergraduate Scholarship, NUS Sports Scholarship, Singapore Sports Council Scholarship, California University of Pennsylvania Sports Scholarship, Loughborough University Sports Scholarship, University of Idaho Sports Scholarship, University of NebraskaLincoln Sports Scholarship, Wichita State University Sports Scholarship

• 2 Lee Kuan Yew Award for

Mathematics and Science recipients

• Value-Add in key performance

indicators of L1B5, L1R5 and Mean Subject Grade in many GCE “O” Level Examinations

• Only School invited to write a fortnightly column @

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Ryan Ng Zin Rei THR

O U G H-T R A I N

Singapore Sports School Qualifying Assessments (2014) • Singapore 2015 Southeast Asian Games Men’s Team bronze medallist • Badminton World Federation World Junior Ranking No. 10 (January 2016) • 2014 Badminton Asia Youth Championships Under 17 Boys Singles bronze medallist • 2014 ASEAN Schools Games Men’s Singles silver medallist • 2013 Badminton Asia Youth Championships Under 17 Mixed Doubles bronze medallist

Republic PolytechnicSingapore Sports School Diploma in Sports and Leisure Management (2015 to )

3 THR

O U G H-T R A I N

Singapore Sports School Qualifying Assessments (2012)

Republic PolytechnicSingapore Sports School Diploma in Sports and Leisure Management (2013 to 2016) • Holds 18 National Records in Open and various age group categories for 100m, 200m, 4x100m and 4x400m • First female Singaporean to run under 12s for 100m and under 24s for 200m • Singapore 2015 Southeast Asian Games Women’s 200m gold and 100m bronze medallist • 2014 Asian Junior Athletics Championships Women’s 200m silver and 100m bronze medallist

Veronica Shanti Pereira

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Jacqueline De Los Reyes Young THR

O U G H-T R A I N

Singapore Sports School Qualifying Assessments (2015) • 2015 HSBC Youth Golf Challenge Leg 1 Girls ‘A’ Division gold medallist • 2014 Singapore National Amateur Championship Women’s silver medallist • 2013 HSBC Youth Golf Challenge Leg 1 and Leg 3 Girls ‘A’ Division gold medallist • 2012 HSBC Youth Golf Challenge Leg 3 Girls ‘B’ Division silver medallist

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (2016 to )

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Tatiana Wong Yu Rong

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• 2016 Asian Junior and Cadet Fencing Championships Women’s Cadet Foil Individual bronze and Team gold medallist • 2015 Hong Kong Open Fencing Championships Women’s Foil Individual 5th • 2015 Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Macau Elite Fencing Championships Women’s Foil Individual (Open ‘A’ Cadet) gold medallist • 2014 Commonwealth Fencing Championships Women’s Foil Team gold medallist

THR

O U G H-T R A I N

Singapore Sports School Qualifying Assessments (2015)

• 2014 Manchester Cadet International Tournament (European Cadet Circuit) Women’s Foil Top 16

• 2014 South East Asian Fencing Federation Championships Women’s International Baccalaureate Foil Junior Individual 8th; Cadet Individual 6th Diploma Programme (2016 to )

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Loh Kean Yew • Singapore 2015 Southeast Asian Games Men’s Singles and Team bronze medallist • No. 167 on Badminton World Federation World Ranking when he defeated Ranked No. 11 player, Wang Cheng Min from China, in February 2016 • 2014 Singapore International Series Men’s Singles gold medallist • 2014 Walikota Surabaya Cup Boys Under 19 gold medallist

THR

O U G H-T R A I N

Singapore Sports School Qualifying Assessments (2013)

Republic PolytechnicSingapore Sports School Diploma in Sports and Leisure Management (2014 to )

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Liang Xiao Yu • No. 42 on Badminton World Federation’s World Ranking in February 2016 • No. 4 on Badminton World Federation’s World Junior Ranking in 2014 • Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Mixed Team bronze medallist • Singapore 2015 and Nay Pyi Taw 2013 Southeast Asian Games Women’s Team bronze medallist

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RO U G H-T R A I N

Singapore Sports School Qualifying Assessments (2013)

• Competed at Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games

Republic PolytechnicSingapore Sports School Diploma in Sports and Leisure Management (2014 to )

8 THR

O U G H-T R A I N

Singapore Sports School Qualifying Assessments (2008)

Republic Polytechnic (2009 to 2013)

• Incheon 2014 Asian Games Women’s 29er Class silver medallist • Guangzhou 2010 Asian Games Women’s 420 Class gold medallist • Nay Pyi Taw 2013 Southeast Asian Games Sailing Women’s 470 Class gold medallist • 2012 Women’s 420 Class World Champion • Singapore’s Goodwill Ambassador to Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games

Cecilia Low Rui Qi

Cecilia

Low Rui Qi

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Muhammad Al-Qaasimy Abdul Rahman THR

O U G H-T R A I N

Singapore Sports School Qualifying Assessments (2008)

Republic Polytechnic (2009 to 2012)

Murdoch University (2015 to )

• Courts Young Lions Captain (2013 to 2015) • Member of LionsXII • Nay Pyi Taw 2013 Southeast Asian Games Men’s Team bronze medallist • Competed at Incheon 2014 Asian Games

10 THR

O U G H-T R A I N

Singapore Sports School Qualifying Assessments (2008)

• Member of Singapore National and Southeast Asian Games Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay Record Teams • Singapore 2015 Southeast Asian Games Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay gold, 400m Individual Medley silver and 400m Freestyle bronze medallist • Nay Pyi Taw 2013 Southeast Asian Games Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay gold medallist • 2014 Southeast Asian Championships Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay gold medallist; Men’s 200m Individual Medley, 400m Individual Medley and 400m Freestyle bronze medallist

Auckland University of Technology Diploma in Sports Management and Exercise Science (2009 to 2010)

Nanyang Technological University (2013 to )

Pang Sheng Jun

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Jazreel Tan Shi Hua

• 2015 PWBA Lubbock Sports Open Women’s Masters Stepladder Finals gold medallist • 2015 PWBA Bowlmor AMF US Women’s Open Masters Stepladder Finals bronze medallist

THR Singapore Sports School Qualifying Assessments (2006)

O U G H-T R A I N Auckland University of Technology Diploma in Sports Management and Exercise Science (2007 to 2008)

Wichita State University (2009 to 2013)

• Winner of 2 silvers and 2 bronzes at world championships including Masters Stepladder Finals silver medal at 2007 World Women’s Tenpin Bowling Championship • Winner of 1 gold, 2 silvers and 1 bronze at Incheon 2014 Asian Games • Winner of 2 golds, 5 silvers and 2 bronze in 3 editions of Southeast Asian Games (2005, 2011, 2015) • Winner of 17 SNOC Awards from 2005 to 2015 • Wichita State University Sports Scholar and Singapore Sports Council Scholar, graduated magna cum laude in Bachelor of Arts (Sport Management) • Singapore’s Goodwill Ambassador to Incheon 2014 Asian Games

12 EXAMINATION IONAL S NAT GCE ‘O’ Level (2012)

• Singapore 2015 and Nay Pyi Taw 2013 Southeast Asian Games Men’s Match Class F (70-75kg) gold medallist • 2015 Southeast Asian Pencak Silat Championship Men’s Match Class F (7075kg) gold medallist • 2014 International Pencak Silat Championships Men’s Match Class F (70-75kg) gold medallist and Overall Team Champion • 2014 Three Nations Championship Men’s Match Class F (70-75kg) gold medallist • 2012 World Pencak Silat Championship Men’s Match Class F (70-75kg) bronze medallist

Ngee Ann Polytechnic (2013 to )

Muhammad Nur Alfian Juma’en

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Neville Lim Woon Juin EXAMINATION IONAL S NAT GCE ‘O’ Level (2015)

Ngee Ann Polytechnic (2016 to )

• 2015 Asian Junior and Cadet Fencing Championships Men’s Cadet Epee Individual gold and Team silver medallist • 2015 JOC Junior Olympic Cup Fencing Championships Men’s Cadet Epee Individual gold medallist • 2015 Singapore Cadet Fencing Championships Men’s Epee Individual silver medallist • 2014 South East Asian Fencing Federation Championships Men’s Epee Cadet Individual silver medallist • 2014 Singapore Cadet Fencing World Cup Men’s Epee Individual bronze medallist

14 • 2 golds and 3 bronzes at Singapore 2015 and Nay Pyi Taw 2013 Southeast Asian Games

Clarence Chew Zhe Yu

• Winner of Men’s Team bronze medals at Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships in 2015 and 2013 • 2014 World Team Table Tennis Championships – 5th Place • Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Men’s Team gold medallist • Winner of 2 golds (Men’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles) and 1 silver (Men’s Team) at 2014 Southeast Asian Table Tennis Championships

THR

O U G H-T R A I N

Singapore Sports School Qualifying Assessments (2012)

Republic PolytechnicSingapore Sports School Diploma in Sports and Leisure Management (2013 to )

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Martina Lindsay P Veloso

• Singapore 2015 Southeast Asian Games Women’s 10m Air Rifle Team gold medallist • 2015 ISSF Junior Cup Women’s 10m Air Rifle Individual bronze and Team silver medallist • 2014 ISSF World Cup Champion • Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games Women’s 10m Air Rifle silver medallist

THR

O U G H-T R A I N

Singapore Sports School Qualifying Assessments (2015)

Republic PolytechnicSingapore Sports School Diploma in Sports and Leisure Management (2016 to )

• Competed at Incheon 2014 Asian Games and Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games • Nanjing 2013 Asian Youth Games Women’s 10m Air Rifle bronze medallist • 2013 International Junior Shooting Championships Under 21 gold medallist • Singapore National Record Holder for Women’s 10m Air Rifle (Perfect score of 400) • 2015 SNOC Sportsgirl of the Year

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Kimberly Lim Wei Yan • Singapore 2015 Southeast Asian Games Netball Women’s Team Champion • Competed in 2015 Netball World Cup • 2015 Mission Foods Nations Cup Women’s Team bronze medallist • 2014 Mission Foods Asian Netball Championships Women’s Team Champion • 2014 Nations Cup Women’s Team silver medallist • Kaplan Singapore Scholar

THR

O U G H-T R A I N

Singapore Sports School Qualifying Assessments (2010)

Republic PolytechnicSingapore Sports School Diploma in Sports and Leisure Management (2011 to 2014)

Murdoch University (2014 to )

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Keith Saw Hui-Xun • Singapore 2015 Southeast Asian Games Bowling Men’s Doubles gold and Trios silver medallist • 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Men’s Doubles bronze medallist

THR

O U G H-T R A I N

Singapore Sports School Qualifying Assessments (2010)

Howard Saw Hui-Zhe NAL EXAMINATIONS NATIO GCE ‘O’ Level (2009)

Junior College (2010 to 2011)

Republic PolytechnicSingapore Sports School Diploma in Sports and Leisure Management (2011 to 2015)

• 2013 MILO International Junior All-Stars Boys Open Masters gold medallist • 2012 Asian Tenpin Bowling Championships Men’s Singles champion • 2012 World Youth Bowling Championships Men’s Team silver medallist • 2013 SNOC Sportsboy of the Year

• Singapore 2015 Southeast Asian Games Bowling Men’s Doubles gold and Trios silver medallist • 2011 Asian School Tenpin Bowling Championship Boys Singles gold medallist • 2010 Asian School Tenpin Bowling Championship Boys Team gold medallist

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Hoong En Qi THR

O U G H-T R A I N

Singapore Sports School Qualifying Assessments (2015)

• Singapore 2015 Southeast Asian Games Women’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay gold medallist • Winner of 2 golds and 2 silvers at 2015 Singapore National Swimming Championships • Winner of 4 golds and 1 bronze at 2015 National Age-Group Championships; broke 4 Meet Records • Nanjing 2013 Asian Youth Games Girls 4x100m Freestyle silver medallist

Republic PolytechnicSingapore Sports School Diploma in Sports and Leisure Management (2016 to )

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• 2015 and 2013 World Team Cup Women’s bronze medallist, 2014 World Table Tennis Championships Women’s Team bronze medallist • Incheon 2014 Asian Games Women’s Team bronze medallist

Isabelle Li Siyun THR

O U G H-T R A I N

Singapore Sports School Qualifying Assessments (2010)

Republic PolytechnicSingapore Sports School Diploma in Sports and Leisure Management (2011 to 2014)

Yale-NUS College (2015 to)

• Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Women’s Team gold medallist • 2 golds and 2 silvers in 3 editions of Southeast Asian Games (2011 to 2015) • Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games Women’s Singles silver medallist • Public Service Commission Scholar, Yale-NUS Dean Scholar and Singapore Sports Council Scholar • Graduated top academic student across all courses at Republic Polytechnic in 2014 with Grade Point Average of 3.98 out of 4.00

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Natalie Chen Mei Qing THR

O U G H-T R A I N

Singapore Sports School Qualifying Assessments (2013) • 2 golds, 1 silver and 2 bronzes in Synchronised Swimming in 2 editions of Southeast Asian Games (2011 and 2015) • Competed at 2013 FINA World Championships (Synchronised Swimming) Technical Team • 3 golds and 1 bronze in Synchronised Swimming at 2014 Southeast Asian Swimming Championships, 1 gold at 2012 Southeast Asian Swimming Championships

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (2014 to 2016)

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Yeo Jia Min THR

O U G H-T R A I N

Singapore Sports School Qualifying Assessments (2015)

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (2016 to )

• 2015 Badminton Asia Youth Championships Girls Under 17 Singles and Doubles gold medallist • 2013 Badminton Asia Youth Championships Girls Under 15 Singles gold medallist • 2013 Walikota Surabaya Cup International Badminton Championships Girls Under 15 Singles gold medallist • 2013 National Junior Under 19 Championships Girls Singles and Doubles gold medallist • 2013 Singapore Youth International Series Girls Under 19 Singles and Under 15 Doubles gold medallist

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Calvin Kang Li Loong • Competed in Southeast Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games and Beijing 2008 Olympic Games before 21 years old • Singapore 2015 and Nay Pyi Taw 2013 Southeast Asian Games Men’s 4x100m Relay Silver medallist • Member of Men’s 4x100m Relay National Record Team

THR

O U G H-T R A I N

Singapore Sports School Qualifying Assessments (2006)

Auckland University of Technology Diploma in Sports Management and Exercise Science (2007 to 2008)

Nanyang Technological University (2011 to )

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• 2-time Olympian (Beijing 2008 Olympic Games – 5th in Women’s 100m Butterfly Final; London 2012 Olympic Games – Women’s 100m Butterfly semi-finalist) • 2 golds, 2 silvers and 2 bronzes at Incheon 2014 Asian Games, Guangzhou 2010 and Doha 2006

Tao Li THR

• Winner of 29 golds, 1 silver and 3 bronzes in 6 editions of Southeast Asian Games from 2005 to 2015 • 2007 and 2008 SNOC Sportswoman of the Year

O U G H-T R A I N

Singapore Sports School Qualifying Assessments (2009)

Auckland University of Technology Diploma in Sports Management and Exercise Science (2010 to 2012)

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University (2013 to )

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Muhammad Safuwan Baharudin NAL EXAMINATIONS NATIO

GCE ‘N’ Level (2007) • 2015 LionsXII Vice-Captain • 2015 Malaysia FA Cup Team Champion • 2013 Malaysia Super League Team Champion • 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup Team Champion • Nay Pyi Taw 2013 and Vientiane 2009 Southeast Asian Games Men’s Team bronze medallist • The Straits Times Athlete of the Year 2013 • 2013 SNOC Team of the Year (Team Sport) Award • Member of PDRM FA (Royal Malaysia Police Association Football Club) in Malaysia Super League

Institute of Technical Education (2008 to 2009)

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Charlene Lim Jia Yi THR

O U G H-T R A I N

Singapore Sports School Qualifying Assessments (2015)

Republic PolytechnicSingapore Sports School Diploma in Sports and Leisure Management (2016 to ) • 2015 Asian Youth Tenpin Bowling Championships Girls Team bronze medallist • 2014 MILO International Junior All-Stars Girls Under 15 Masters Final silver medallist • 2014 Asian Inter-City Bowling Council’s Under 22 Bowling Circuit – Leg 2 (Malaysia) silver medallist

26 • 2016 Asian Junior and Cadet Fencing Championships Women’s Cadet Foil Individual gold and Team gold medallist • 2015 Asian Junior and Cadet Fencing Championships Women’s U17 Foil Individual bronze medallist and Team silver medallist • 2015 Commonwealth Fencing Junior and Cadet Championships Women’s Under 17 and Under 20 Foil gold medallist • 2015 Manchester Cadet International Tournament (European Cadet Circuit) Women’s Under 17 Foil silver medallist • 2014 Southeast Asian Fencing Federation Championships Women’s Foil Cadet Individual silver medallist • 2014 Hong Kong Junior Championships Under 17 Women’s Foil gold medallist • 2013 Challenge Wratislavia Girls Under 13 Foil gold medallist • 2013 H2020 East Interzone Foil Minime Girls Under 15 gold medallist

Amita Berthier

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Ho Xiu Yi • 2015 ISSF Junior Cup Women’s 10m Air Rifle Team silver medallist • 2015 Singapore Youth Olympic Festival Women’s Youth Under 15 10m Air Rifle gold medallist • 2014 Southeast Asian Shooting Championships Women’s Junior 10m Air Rifle Individual silver and Team gold medallist

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• Winner of 8 golds and 1 silver at 2015 National Age-Group Championships; broke 1 National Age-Group Record and 2 Meet Records; named Most Valuable Swimmer • 2015 National Schools Swimming Championships double gold medallist; broke 1 Championship Record • Member of Boys Under 14 4x200m Freestyle Relay Record Team; former Record Holder of Under 14 200m Breaststroke, 400m Individual Medley

Maximillian Ang Wei

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Tia Louise Rozario • Qualified for 2016 South East Asian Youth Championships in Long Jump • 2015 and 2014 International Children’s Games Long Jump silver medallist • 2015 WALA-MSSM-SIN Championships Girls 100m Hurdles and Long Jump gold medallist • 2014 WALA Championships Girls 80m Hurdles and Long Jump gold medallist • Record-Holder of National Girls Under 15 80m Hurdles and National Girls Under 15 Long Jump, National Schools Girls Long Jump Championship, Girls ‘B’ Division Long Jump, Girls ‘C’ Division Long Jump and Girls ‘C’ Division 80m Hurdles

30 • Singapore 2015 Southeast Asian Games Women’s Team gold medallist • 2015 Asian Junior and Cadet Fencing Championships Women’s Cadet Foil Individual and Team silver medallist • 2014 Kocaeli FIE Satellite Tournament Women’s Foil gold medallist • 2014 Manchester Cadet International Tournament (European Cadet Circuit) Women’s Foil gold medallist • Competed at Incheon 2014 Asian Games • 2013 Asian Junior and Cadet Championship Junior Women’s Foil Team bronze medallist • 2013 South East Asian Fencing Federation Junior Women’s Foil Individual and Team, and Cadet Women’s Foil Team gold medallist • 2013 Singapore Cadet Fencing Championships Women’s Foil gold medallist

Nicole Mae Wong Hui Shan Singapore Sports School Qualifying Assessments (2014)

The Masters School, New York (2015 to )

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Amanda Tan • Youngest golfer, at 14, to represent Team Singapore at Nay Pyi Taw 2013 Southeast Asian Games • 2014 Santi Cup Team bronze medallist • Competed at 2014 World Amateur Team Championship • Singapore 2015 Southeast Asian Games Women’s Team bronze medallist • 2013 HSBC Youth Golf Challenge Overall Champion • 2013 NSRCC Junior Open Championship Girls gold medallist • 2013 Singapore Junior Open ‘C’ Girls gold medallist

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• 2015 South East Asian Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championships Junior Boys Doubles and Team silver medallist • 2014 Southeast Asian Table Tennis Championships Men’s Team silver medallist and Doubles bronze medallist • 2014 South East Asian Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championships Cadet Boys Team gold and Doubles bronze medallist

Ethan Poh Shao Feng

Scott Ang Yiqiang

• Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games Competitor in Triathlon • President’s Scholar and Public Service Commission’s Singapore Armed Forces Overseas Scholar

NAL EXAMINATIONS NATIO Singapore Sports School Qualifying Assessments (2009)

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (2010 to 2011)

University of Cambridge (2013 to )

OUR

OUR

Every Student-Athlete A Champion

Nurturing Learned Champions With Character

VISION

MISSION

OUR

VALUES

Singapore Sports School will rise to the challenge to develop staff and studentathletes to live as Champions in the 21st Century instilled with the core values of: • Respect • Excellence • Integrity • Resilience • Responsibility

SPORT SUCCESSES

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4 Olympians (Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and London 2012 Olympic Games) 10 World Champions 65 Asian Games Competitors (7 Gold, 5 Silver, 6 Bronze Medals) 25 Commonwealth Games Competitors (5 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze Medals) 222 Southeast Asian Games Competitors in 6 editions of the Sea Games (78 Gold, 46 Silver, 45 Bronze Medals) 4 Commonwealth Championships Competitors (4 Gold, 5 Silver, 1 Bronze Medals) 28 Youth Olympic Games Competitors (2 Silver, 2 Bronze Medals) 60 Asian Youth Games Competitors (5 Gold, 6 Silver, 8 Bronze Medals) 5 Asian Champions; 3 Records 1 World Youth Champion 10 Asian Youth Champions 2 Commonwealth Youth Games Champions 355 National Open Representatives 1 Champions Way Singapore 737913 T T +65 6766 0100 F F +65 6766 2100 E E admissions@sportsschool.edu.sg W W www.sportsschool.edu.sg © Copyright March 2016. Singapore Sports School owns the Copyright to all photographs and articles in the publication.

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