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Kimberly Kwek

Sports Correspondent

Kimberly joined The Straits Times in 2019 as a sports journalist. She has since covered a wide array of sporting events, including the Paris Olympics, and has unwittingly gained some knowledge about sports such as golf and sailing. She is now on an indefinite break from watching Manchester United matches, leaving her with more free time to hang out with her two beagles.

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2025 Asean Para Games: Age just a number for S’pore teen shooter Surya Mohan Jha

Para-shooter Surya Mohan Jha, who is part of Singapore's 41-strong contingent competing at the Jan 20-26 Asean Para Games, training on Jan 8, 2026.
Para-shooter Surya Mohan Jha, who is part of Singapore's 41-strong contingent competing at the Jan 20-26 Asean Para Games, training on Jan 8, 2026.

A youth SEA Games? Multi-sport meet for athletes aged 17 and below proposed by Philippines

The proposed South-east Asian Plus Youth Games aims to help athletes prepare for events such as the Asian Youth Games and the Youth Olympic Games.
The proposed South-east Asian Plus Youth Games aims to help athletes prepare for events such as the Asian Youth Games and the Youth Olympic Games.

From World Cup minnows to S’pore’s first Winter Olympics alpine skier: Sporting markers to watch in 2026

(Clockwise from top left) Lions head coach Gavin Lee, Faiz Basha, Shanti Pereira and former national para-swimmer Theresa Goh.
(Clockwise from top left) Lions head coach Gavin Lee, Faiz Basha, Shanti Pereira and former national para-swimmer Theresa Goh.

From Hariss Harun’s Lions armband to Amanda Lim’s van: Items that define S’pore athletes’ 2025 season

(Clockwise from top left) National shooter Jasmine Ser at her mini greenhouse, a captain’s armband, an Ivy League champion sign and a photo montage.
(Clockwise from top left) National shooter Jasmine Ser at her mini greenhouse, a captain’s armband, an Ivy League champion sign and a photo montage.

S’pore distance runner Goh Chui Ling hangs up her spikes to focus on sports lawyer career

Goh Chui Ling made six appearances at the SEA Games, claiming a silver and three bronzes at the biennial meet.
Goh Chui Ling made six appearances at the SEA Games, claiming a silver and three bronzes at the biennial meet.

With major events looming, S’pore tchoukball buoyed by solid displays at Geneva Nations Cup

Ryan Ng (second from right) was named the Most Valuable Player in the Next Generation Boys category, which Singapore won.
Ryan Ng (second from right) was named the Most Valuable Player in the Next Generation Boys category, which Singapore won.

Singapore’s Marissa Redimerio, nine, shines on the international Latin dancesport stage

Marissa Redimerio, 9, picked up Latin ballroom dancing when she was about three-years-old.
Marissa Redimerio, 9, picked up Latin ballroom dancing when she was about three-years-old.

Singapore muay thai fighter Winnia Leow’s confidence boosted by strong finish in 2025

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Singapore muay thai fighter Winnia Leow, (right) 26, in a training session at Pineapple MMA in Selegie on Dec 22, 2025.
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Singapore muay thai fighter Winnia Leow, (right) 26, in a training session at Pineapple MMA in Selegie on Dec 22, 2025.

‘Great gentleman’: Former Singapore national footballer D. Tokijan dies, aged 62

D Tokijan scoring with a scissors kick against Sarawak in 1989. The former Sembawang player was a key member of Singapore’s Malaysian League-winning squad in 1985. He plundered 13 league goals to finish as the team’s top-scorer.
D Tokijan scoring with a scissors kick against Sarawak in 1989. The former Sembawang player was a key member of Singapore’s Malaysian League-winning squad in 1985. He plundered 13 league goals to finish as the team’s top-scorer.

Athletics fraternity hits back at SNOC sec-gen’s call for sport to ‘come to the party’ at SEA Games

Singapore distance runner Soh Rui Yong noted that resources do not seem to be flowing into athletics, adding "don’t expect to win many gold medals bringing knives to a gun fight".
Singapore distance runner Soh Rui Yong noted that resources do not seem to be flowing into athletics, adding "don’t expect to win many gold medals bringing knives to a gun fight".

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