ST Full-time Report: Mixed doubles pair get Paris spot | Olympic champion’s message: Don’t write someone off

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Singapore’s badminton mixed doubles pair Terry Hee and Jessica Tan will fulfil their dream of competing at the Olympics after their entry to the Paris Games was confirmed today.

Kitefoiler Maximilian Maeder will also be in Paris, where he is seeking a medal. Get a crash course on kitefoiling from the two-time world champion in this interactive.

And lastly, In the stressful world of sport, athletes trip over failure and stumble over fame but as Olympic champion Anthony Ervin told Rohit Brijnath, “don't write someone off”.

See you again next week. For the latest news on Singapore sports, check out ST Sport.

S’pore’s badminton mixed doubles pair Terry Hee and Jessica Tan get Paris Olympics spot

Jessica Tan and Terry Hee are Singapore’s first local-born mixed doubles duo to qualify for the Olympics.
ST PHOTO: AZMI ATHNI

The married badminton couple are one of just 16 entries for the event at Paris 2024.

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Olympic hero Anthony Ervin’s message: Don’t ever write anyone off

Anthony Ervin celebrates after winning the 50m freestyle gold at the 2016 Olympics, which was 16 years after he won his first gold in 2000.
PHOTO: AFP

Swimmer tells Rohit Brijnath his story of excesses, pain and return as oldest Olympic champion in 2016.

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Max Maeder’s ultimate guide to kitefoiling

S’pore’s two-time kitefoiling world champion and medal hopeful Max Maeder explains his sport to us.

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Riskier approach helps Siddharth Jagadeesh become S’pore’s youngest chess grandmaster

Siddharth Jagadeesh admits he is a competitive chess player.
ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG

The 17-year-old took on a more aggressive strategy after a bad run of results in 2022.

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Singapore drawn with Thailand, Malaysia in Group A of year-end Asean football championship

Singapore have exited in the group stages of the Asean football championship in four of the past five editions.
ST PHOTO: ARIFFIN JAMAR

The Lions have crashed out in the group stage of the competition in four of the past five editions.

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Jordan Emaviwe gets first Lions call-up as Tsutomu Ogura announces squad for World Cup qualifiers

Jordan Emaviwe (#9) could now utilise his towering 1.95m frame for his country’s benefit.
PHOTO: ST FILE

Singapore need to beat South Korea and Thailand to stand a chance of progressing to the next round.

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The Straits Times’ Hard Tackle reviews the 2023-24 English Premier League season

ST's Deepanraj Ganesan (second from right) and MoneyFM's Zia-ul Raushan hosting fans of English Premier League clubs on May 20.
ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG

Nine fans from the top eight Premier League clubs and presenter John Dykes reflect on the campaign.

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14-year-old gymnast wins unprecedented silver for S’pore at Asian junior championships

Singapore's 14-year-old Amanda Yap won silver in the balance beam event at the Junior Asian Championships.
PHOTO: FINTAN HONG

Amanda Yap, who barely qualified for the balance beam final, was taken aback by her second-place finish.

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Stars align for Singapore cyclist Riyadh Hakim at MTB Eliminator World Cup series in Indonesia

Riyadh Hakim (centre) clinched silver at the MTB World Cup in Indonesia after second leg winner Lorenzo Serres crashed out of the gate.
PHOTO: CITYMOUNTAINBIKE

The Singaporean witnessed two crashes in the final before finishing second.

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ST Sports’ Play of the Month – Road Cycling

Get tips from the experts in ST sports desk’s Play of the Month series, The May spotlight is on road cycling.

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