Singapore Youth Olympic Games: 10 years on

Games that launched a career

Yong's windsurfing bronze breaks new ground and serves as inspiration to others

Audrey Yong went on to compete at the Olympics, Asian Games and SEA Games after winning a bronze in the 2010 Youth Olympics on home soil. ST FILE PHOTO
Audrey Yong went on to compete at the Olympics, Asian Games and SEA Games after winning a bronze in the 2010 Youth Olympics on home soil. ST FILE PHOTO
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All it took to change Audrey Yong's life was a bronze medal she won in windsurfing at the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in 2010.

But it was not only the 25-year-old's life that was transformed by her achievement, but it also made an impact on her friend and fellow surfer Ynez Lim.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on August 24, 2020, with the headline Games that launched a career. Subscribe