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On a slim, scary gymnastics beam, a Singaporean takes a giant, graceful leap
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Singapore gymnast Amanda Yap has reached the world championship final in the most nerve-racking apparatus: the balance beam.
PHOTO: FINTAN HONG
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The length of a standard wooden pencil is close to 18cm, a toothbrush is roughly 19cm and my iPhone stops just short of 15cm. These measurements may seem random, but they are vital to understanding the flexible finesse of gymnast Amanda Yap.
Because on Oct 25, at 2.42pm in Jakarta at the world championships, this young Singaporean teenager will ascend onto a cushioned balance beam and have 90 seconds to produce sustained acts of explosion, equilibrium and elegance.
