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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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.

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.

‘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.

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".

Singaporean golfer Gregory Foo secures Asian Tour card for 2026 season

Gregory Foo is among a handful of Singaporean golfers to have earned full status on the Asian Tour.

SEA Games 2025: Philippines’ rising tennis star Alexandra Eala wins women’s singles gold

Alexandra Eala (centre) posing with her SEA Games women's singles medal with her mother Rizza Maniego-Eala (left) and father Mike on Dec 18, 2025.

SEA Games 2025: S’pore hurdler Calvin Quek’s win a boost ahead of 2026 Asiad and Commonwealth Games

From second right: Shanti Pereira and Calvin Quek and the rest of athletics contingent arriving at Changi Airport Terminal 3, following the conclusion of their 2025 SEA Games campaign on Dec 17, 2025.

Lydia Ko to return to S’pore to defend HSBC Women’s World Championship title

Lydia Ko of New Zealand poses with her trophy at the 18th hole after winning the HSBC Women's World Championship at the Tanjong Golf Course on March 2, 2025.

SEA Games 2025: S’pore swimmer Julia Yeo, 14, motivated by whirlwind golden debut

National swimmer Julia Yeo, 14, being welcomed by her family after returning from the Thailand SEA Games on Dec 16, 2025. Yeo won gold for Singapore, alongside teammates Quah Ting Wen, Quah Jing Wen and Letitia Sim.

BG Tampines Rovers unstoppable in 4-0 rout of Albirex Niigata in Singapore Cup semi-final, 1st leg

BG Tampines Rovers winger Trent Anthony Buhagiar (in black) putting the ball into the box during the Stags' 4-0 win over Albirex Niigata in the Singapore Cup on Dec 14, 2025.

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