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Female athletes and women’s sports: Singapore can afford bigger aspirations
Fans have shown increased interest in women’s sports, particularly in the West, and broadcasters and commercial partners have jumped on the bandwagon.
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Shanti Pereira of Singapore in action during the 19th Asian Games Athletics Women’s 200m final on Oct 2, 2023.
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Trina Liang-Lin
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I have been president of Netball Singapore for about six months and, in that short space of time, Singapore women athletes have made the news with some remarkable achievements.
To name just a few: Shanti Pereira’s gold at the Asian Games for the 200m and silver in the 100m, Yip Pin Xiu’s continued dominance at the 2023 Para Swimming World Championships;
