ST Athlete of the Year: Four who shine the brightest
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ST Athlete of the Year nominees: (from left) equestrian rider Laurentia Tan, kegler Shayna Ng, soccer player Shahril Ishak, and table tennis player Feng Tianwei. -- PHOTOS: SINGAPORE SPORTS COUNCIL/SINGAPORE BOWLING FEDERATION/LIM SIN THAI/MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN
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Singapore's Paralympic equestrian rider Laurentia Tan bagged two medals - one silver and one bronze - at the 2012 London Paralympic Games, adding to the two bronzes she had already won from the 2008 Beijing Games. She is an ST Athlete of the Year nominee. -- PHOTO: SINGAPORE SPORTS COUNCIL
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Singaporean kegler Shayna Ng delivering the winning shot at the International Bowling Championships women's title at Inazawa City, Japan, on Jan 19, 2013. She is an ST Athlete of the Year nominee. -- PHOTO: SINGAPORE BOWLING FEDERATION
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Lions captain Shahril Ishak wheeling away in delight after netting a goal in the Asean Football Federation Suzuki Cup Group B match against Malaysia at the Bukit Jalil Stadium in Kuala Lumpur on Nov 25, 2012. He is an ST Athlete of the Year nominee.-- ST PHOTO: LIM SIN THAI
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Singapore's Feng Tianwei takes on South Korea's Kim Kyungah in the women's singles table tennis quarter-finals for the London 2012 Olympic Games at the ExCel Arena on July 31, 2012, in London, United Kingdom. She is an ST Athlete of the Year nominee. -- ST PHOTO: MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN
ST Athlete of the Year nominees: (from left) equestrian rider Laurentia Tan, kegler Shayna Ng, soccer player Shahril Ishak, and table tennis player Feng Tianwei. -- PHOTOS: SINGAPORE SPORTS COUNCIL/SINGAPORE BOWLING FEDERATION/LIM SIN THAI/MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN
Singapore's Paralympic equestrian rider Laurentia Tan bagged two medals - one silver and one bronze - at the 2012 London Paralympic Games, adding to the two bronzes she had already won from the 2008 Beijing Games. She is an ST Athlete of the Year nominee. -- PHOTO: SINGAPORE SPORTS COUNCIL
Singaporean kegler Shayna Ng delivering the winning shot at the International Bowling Championships women's title at Inazawa City, Japan, on Jan 19, 2013. She is an ST Athlete of the Year nominee. -- PHOTO: SINGAPORE BOWLING FEDERATION
Lions captain Shahril Ishak wheeling away in delight after netting a goal in the Asean Football Federation Suzuki Cup Group B match against Malaysia at the Bukit Jalil Stadium in Kuala Lumpur on Nov 25, 2012. He is an ST Athlete of the Year nominee.-- ST PHOTO: LIM SIN THAI
Singapore's Feng Tianwei takes on South Korea's Kim Kyungah in the women's singles table tennis quarter-finals for the London 2012 Olympic Games at the ExCel Arena on July 31, 2012, in London, United Kingdom. She is an ST Athlete of the Year nominee. -- ST PHOTO: MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN
EIGHT world crowns, four Asian champions, two Olympic medals, two Paralympic medals and the right to be called kings of Asean.
Last year will go down as arguably the greatest in Singapore’s sporting history. For details, click here.
From 15-year-old Yukie Yokoyama winning the team and individual titles at the Optimist World Championships, to 42-year-old Aleksandar Duric winning the Asean Football Federation Cup with the Lions, the national flag was raised, on average, at least once a month in honour of a Singapore champion.
In fact, at The Straits Times sports desk, there was hardly a dull moment in 2012.
