Pick of the action

BADMINTON

Men's singles (SU5)
OCBC Arena Hall 2, from noon

Malaysian world No. 1 Cheah Liek Hou, undefeated at the APG since 2003 and with five consecutive singles world titles, will start as overwhelming favourite.

Local hope Tay Wei Ming, a two-time APG champion in the SL4 category, has moved up to the tougher SU5, the class Cheah competes in.


BOCCIA

Mixed individual BC 1 & BC3 prelim
OCBC Arena Hall 3, from 10am

Singapore's Nurulasyiqah Mohd Taha, ranked eighth in the world in BC3, will be seeking back-to-back APG golds while Thai Pattaya Tadtong was a BC1 gold medallist at the 2012 London Paralympics.


CP FOOTBALL

Round-robin, National Stadium,
12.30pm & 7.30pm

Defending champions Myanmar face Singapore in a rematch of the 2014 final, which hosts Myanmar won 2-0. Indonesia take on Malaysia in the later tie.


POWERLIFTING

Women (45kg)
Marina Bay Sands Hall B, 3.45pm

A silver medallist at the past two APGs, Achelle Guion of the Philippines also competed at the 2012 London Paralympics and lifted 70kg to finish sixth.


SHOOTING

R2 10m Air Rifle Women Standing SH1, Yishun Safra, 12.15pm

Traditional powerhouses Thailand, after bagging both golds yesterday, look set to continue their dominance. Wasana Keatjaratkul was fifth at the London Paralympics.


SWIMMING

Men's 200m free, 50m fly S5 and other finals
OCBC Aquatic Centre, from 9am

,Vietnam's Thang Tung Vo, with five golds, was one of the outstanding swimmers at last year's APG. He lines up in the 50m fly and 200m free S5 events.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on December 05, 2015, with the headline Pick of the action. Subscribe