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S’pore shot putter Anson Loh eyes more success after Asean School Games record

Singaporean thrower Anson Loh posing with the boys' shot put gold medal he won at the Asean School Games.
Singaporean thrower Anson Loh posing with the boys' shot put gold medal he won at the Asean School Games.

Sporting Life

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

Sporting spirit: The girls high school basketball team from the Academy of Classical Christian Studies and their coach Brendan King (far right) with the trophy which they eventually returned.
Sporting spirit: The girls high school basketball team from the Academy of Classical Christian Studies and their coach Brendan King (far right) with the trophy which they eventually returned.

Swimmer Tedd Chan leads the line for Singapore at the Asian Youth Games

Singaporean swimmer Tedd Chan celebrating after winning the boys' 50m backstroke gold at the Asian Youth Games in Bahrain on Oct 28.
Singaporean swimmer Tedd Chan celebrating after winning the boys' 50m backstroke gold at the Asian Youth Games in Bahrain on Oct 28.

Less is more as S’pore sprint queen Shanti Pereira prepares to defend SEA Games sprint double

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Team SG athlete Shanti Pereira (Athletics) doing a media doorstop during launch of the School Sports Fiesta, a pilot programme bringing students from different backgrounds together through sports, at Edgefield Secondary School on Oct 15, 2025.
This event also marks the kick-off of Team Singapore’s One Team, One Dream Campaign, which aims to rally Singaporeans behind Team Singapore athletes ahead of the upcoming SEA Games (9–20 December 2025) and ASEAN Para Games (20–26 January 2026) in Thailand. 
(ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)
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Team SG athlete Shanti Pereira (Athletics) doing a media doorstop during launch of the School Sports Fiesta, a pilot programme bringing students from different backgrounds together through sports, at Edgefield Secondary School on Oct 15, 2025.
This event also marks the kick-off of Team Singapore’s One Team, One Dream Campaign, which aims to rally Singaporeans behind Team Singapore athletes ahead of the upcoming SEA Games (9–20 December 2025) and ASEAN Para Games (20–26 January 2026) in Thailand. 
(ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)

Five S’pore schools hold football tournament to give boys not on school teams chance to compete

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Students from Springfield Secondary School (white) playing against Tampines Secondary School at the Beatty Secondary School soccer field, on Aug 29, 2025.
Five sec schools have come together to provide opportunities for students in their soccer CCAs, who are not in the school team, to play competitively.
The schools, Hougang Secondary School, Beatty Secondary School, Springfield Secondary School, Tampines Secondary School and Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary School, are organising a soccer tournament for soccer CCA students who are not selected for the school team.
ST20250829_202556200365 Kua Chee Siong/ etsoccer/
Students from Springfield Secondary School (white) playing against Tampines Secondary School at the Beatty Secondary School soccer field, on Aug 29, 2025.
Five sec schools have come together to provide opportunities for students in their soccer CCAs, who are not in the school team, to play competitively.
The schools, Hougang Secondary School, Beatty Secondary School, Springfield Secondary School, Tampines Secondary School and Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary School, are organising a soccer tournament for soccer CCA students who are not selected for the school team.

Forum: Equip students with the skills to balance sports training with exams

St Hilda’s clinch first C Division girls’ floorball title, Victoria School crowned boys’ champions

St Hilda's Secondary School's Nur Anniqa Irtysha Muhammad Rafie (second from right) in action against Tanjong Katong Secondary School during the girls' C Division floorball final on Sept 2.
St Hilda's Secondary School's Nur Anniqa Irtysha Muhammad Rafie (second from right) in action against Tanjong Katong Secondary School during the girls' C Division floorball final on Sept 2.

St Joseph’s Institution clinch first C Div tennis title in 36 years

From left: St. Joseph's Institution's Raphael Goh, Gareth Kong, Asher Sandhu, Ng Shen Wei, Lim Yan Teng, Takuya Kaneko and Elias Siirtola posing with the C Division tennis trophy on Sept 1, 2025.
From left: St. Joseph's Institution's Raphael Goh, Gareth Kong, Asher Sandhu, Ng Shen Wei, Lim Yan Teng, Takuya Kaneko and Elias Siirtola posing with the C Division tennis trophy on Sept 1, 2025.

Methodist Girls’ School secure second straight C Div netball title with win over CHIJ Secondary

Methodist Girls' School players celebrating their win against CHIJ Secondary in the C Division netball final on Aug 29.
Methodist Girls' School players celebrating their win against CHIJ Secondary in the C Division netball final on Aug 29.

Sibling rivalry motivates Ang sisters to NSG badminton glory for CHIJ St Nicholas Girls’ School

Sisters Emma (right) and Ellie Ang of CHIJ St Nicholas Girls' School celebrating their win at the National School Games C Division girls final at the OCBC Arena, on Aug 27, 2025.
Sisters Emma (right) and Ellie Ang of CHIJ St Nicholas Girls' School celebrating their win at the National School Games C Division girls final at the OCBC Arena, on Aug 27, 2025.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.