ST Full-time Report: Yip Pin Xiu is ST Athlete of the Year | SEA Games countdown begins

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Para swimmer Yip Pin Xiu has done it again, winning The Straits Times Athlete of the Year award for the second time. Her victory in the 2022 edition comes after she was named the winner for 2015.

Next, the SEA Games in Cambodia officially opens on Friday. As part of our countdown, we profile various national athletes bound for Phnom Penh, beginning with swimmer Nicholas Mahabir.

Finally, Loh Kean Yew came agonisingly close to winning the Badminton Asia Championships, losing the final on Sunday. Nevertheless, his runner-up finish is Singapore's best result at the competition.

See you again next week. For more sports news on the go, check out ST Sport on Instagram.

Para-swimmer Yip Pin Xiu is The Straits Times’ Athlete of the Year 2022

Last year, she won two gold medals in the 50m backstroke (S2) and 100m back (S2) at the world championships.

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Loh Kean Yew falls short in Badminton Asia C’ships final, losing to Indonesian world No. 2

Loh Kean Yew's silver medal at the Badminton Asia Championships is Singapore's best result after three previous bronzes at the continental showpiece.
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He is beaten 21-12, 21-8 by Anthony Sinisuka Ginting in 28 minutes.

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LIV Golf carnival brings fine skill, a little sound, some style and the usual questions

American Bryson DeChambeau is among the star attractions at the LIV Golf stop in Singapore.
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The controversial circuit, backed by Saudi Arabia, made its debut in Singapore last week.

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SEA Games: Joseph Schooling selfie-seeker Nicholas Mahabir ready to make a splash

He will race in the 50m, 100m and 200m breaststroke, and medley relay in Cambodia.

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SEA Games: Singapore U-22s outclassed 3-1 by Thais in opening match

Thailand's Phongsakon Trisat (left) and Singapore's Jordan Emaviwe at their opening Group B match at Phnom Penh’s Prince Stadium.
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The difference in quality was stark between the Young Lions and the record 16-time SEA Games champions.

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Singapore fencer Samson Lee out of SEA Games team after missing training sessions

National fencer Samson Lee (second from right) was withdrawn from the squad for missing three training sessions.
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The 36-year-old had reportedly missed training because of the birth of his child, his father’s hospitalisation and work commitments.

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Podcast: Kampung Games? Are the SEA Games still relevant today?

(From left) Former sprint-hurdler and four-time SEA Games medallist Dipna Lim-Prasad, ST podcast producer Eden Soh, ST sports reporter Deepanraj Ganesan and former national water polo vice captain and three times Games gold medalist Yip Ren Kai in the podcast studio.
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Join us as we discuss the relevance of the upcoming biennial event in Cambodia.

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National C’ships, International Elite Race to return for StanChart Marathon

Participants at the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon on Dec 3, 2022.
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The total prize purse will also increase from $70,000 in 2022 to almost $300,000 this year.

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On The Ball: Guardiola’s Man City is a product of science over spirit

Pep Guardiola's Manchester City have been unrelenting in their pursuit of trophies this season.
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Nobody in English football does it better, writes our columnist John Brewin. Perhaps nobody in English football has ever done it better.

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Hailey Loh becomes first S'porean golfer to win NCAA conference championship

Hailey Loh (right) is the first Singaporean golfer to win an individual title at a NCAA conference championship.
PHOTO: CALIFORNIA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY

She hopes to keep up her momentum to medal for Singapore at the May 5-17 SEA Games in Cambodia.

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