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Singapore’s sprint queen Shanti Pereira will be in action during this week’s World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, where she is hoping to unlock another achievement.
Meanwhile, after retiring from the sport in 2013 at the age of 24, former national badminton player Xing Aiying made a triumphant return, winning the women’s singles title at the World Senior Championships.
Finally, join my colleague Rohit Brijnath as he explores the world of endurance athletes, which he describes as a study in suffering.
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Shanti Pereira aims for another historic feat at World Athletics C’ships
No celebration despite win streak as S’pore’s Peter Gilchrist eyes World Billiards C’ship redemption
He had clinched a hat-trick of titles Down Under in eight days, ahead of the world c’ship in Oct.
S’pore’s Paul Lim, 71, qualifies for PDC World Darts C’ship
He reached the final of the 2024 WDF World Darts C’ship and last played in the PDC world c’ship in 2022.
Ex-national badminton player Xing Aiying makes up for lost time with World Senior C’ship title
Another former national shuttler, Danny Bawa Chrisnanta, also struck gold in the men’s doubles 35+.
S’pore’s runners overcome constraints to train for World Mountain and Trail Running C’ships debut
A 20-strong team from S’pore will be heading to the Sept 25-28 world c’ships in Spain.
Unmasking the painful, tearful, stirring obsession of endurance athletes
This isn’t the swooning heroism we attach to champs, but the everyday grit of common folk, writes Rohit Brijnath.
From silat to wushu, S’pore athletes make the switch for the SEA Games
Adib Farhan Ramli and Siti Khadijah Shahrem will be the first S’porean, non-Chinese sanda athletes at the Games.
Loh Kean Yew loses marathon q-final to Christo Popov at Hong Kong Open
Tampines Rovers beat Tanjong Pagar United 3-0 in head coach Noh Rahman’s debut
The ex-Lion had taken the reins on the eve of the game, after the club parted ways with Akbar Nawas.
Sprint ace Jonathan Milan set to race Jasper Philipsen at Tour de France S’pore Criterium
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