ST Full-time Report: Why the 4-gold feat by skydiver Kai Minejima-Lee is ‘special’ | Sprinters get cash boost

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Kai Minejima-Lee, 16, did Singapore proud by overcoming fierce competition to sweep four titles at the Polish Open of Indoor Skydiving.

Meanwhile, new Basketball Association of Singapore president Seah Liang Bing has called for a united effort to solve the issues, including match-fixing allegations, that are plaguing the national body.

Finally, four Singapore sprinters will be the beneficiaries of a multi-year partnership worth $500,000 from POSB in their preparation for the December SEA Games in Thailand.

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S’pore’s Kai Minejima-Lee, 16, sweeps four golds in Poland

He is the most successful athlete of the indoor skydiving competition in Katowice.

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New S’pore basketball chief Seah Liang Bing seeks concerted effort to lift the sport

The association will continue to push the 3x3 format of the game.

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S’pore Athletics, young sprinters get $500,000 boost from POSB

Top men’s sprinter Marc Louis is among four athletes who will benefit from the partnership.

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S’pore Cycling Federation eyes gold at 2029 SEA Games

More training facilities are in the offing, including an outdoor velodrome in north-west Singapore.

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Young local riders head to Spain in new initiative by the cycling body

The stint will see them train with the WorldTour Movistar Team.

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Swimmer Tedd Chan leads the line for S’pore at Asian Youth Games

He is one of two Singaporean gold medallists in Bahrain.

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Badminton chief Lawrence Leow appointed S’pore’s SEA Games chef de mission

He will be assisted by three veteran administrators and former national athletes in Thailand.

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S’pore’s netballers juggle work, studies and sport ahead of Singlife Nations Cup

The world No. 22 Vandas are chasing for gold ahead of their SEA Games outing.

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Who will be S’pore’s next million-dollar athlete?

ST examines whether sport has become a more lucrative pursuit.

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A school team gave back a trophy they won. Here’s why it matters

The story of this American basketball side is a lesson in fair play, writes Rohit Brijnath.

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