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The sailors were met by a rousing crowd at the airport yesterday! Nearly 200 supporters greeted them as they came home with a haul of 2 golds, 2 silvers and 4 bronzes at the 2010 Asian Games. Our very own wondergirls broke into Taio Cruz’s Dynamite and were unrivalled in their cheers for the team.The merry making continued late into the night at the National Sailing Centre. Great party, folks.
A million thanks to Pastor Andrew and the lovely girls from the A&G Home for a wonderful and heart warming performance. Also, a BIG thank you to the supporters who were there to welcome our sailors home. Kudos to the team who put the party together. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. Last but not least, to the team, it’s been a great ride, and a privilege to be part of your Asian Games endeavours. Stay high. (Check out more pics on our Facebook page.) Goodbye Shanwei, Hello Singapore Team Singapore departed Shanwei, the sailing venue, for Guangzhou this morning. Most of them will spend a day in the main city of the Asian Games before heading back to Singapore tomorrow. Keelboat sailors Colin and Yurii came back yesterday and are already back to their full-time jobs. Wearn Haw and Benjamin arrive this afternoon at 3.50pm, followed by Laser standard silver medalist Colin Cheng at 5.25pm who will then hop onto a 8.00pm flight to Sydney as summer course commences tomorrow. The lives of hectic sailors! Join us tomorrow to welcome the main sailing contingent home. (Flight no. SQ 851, ETA 5.25pm, Changi International Airport, Terminal to be confirmed 2 hours before arrival.) We will then head back to the National Sailing Centre for some munch and merry making. All are welcome! To the volunteers at the sailing competition and lovely people in Shanwei, thank you for your hospitality and the lovely memories. Till we meet again.
We just discovered an uncanny resemblence between the supermodel Derek Zoolander and our Laser Radial sailor, Scott. Lost long twin brother? These are the wondergirls behind the scenes. Don’t judge them by their demure persona, they are loud creatures. REALLY loud. Head down to the airport next Tuesday at 5.30pm to find out. (Team arrival details) Pic: their subdued state after a good round of screams and shouts over Skype video when they saw the team online. Shouting words of congratulations, of course. (Javier on the right, our other top coach, is not a girl.)
“Words cannot really describe how proud I am feeling right now of our entire Singapore team. The sailors, the coaches and the support staff have done a fantastic job. It didn’t matter which classes of boat they were in, they worked together united as a team throughout the competition and dug deep when it was needed most for Singapore. We can’t wait to get home next Tuesday to celebrate it with our supporters back in Singapore.” — Mark Robinson, Team Manager CONGRATULATIONS TO TEAM SINGAPORE! YOU’RE AWESOME. 420 men – 1st 420 women – 1st Optimist boys – 3rd Optimist girls – 2nd Laser standard men – 2nd Laser radial open – 3rd Hobie 16 Open – 3rd 470 men – 4th 470 women – 3rd Mistral men – 6th RS:X men -8th Keelboat match racing open – 5th In case you haven’t realised, our sailors are very proficient in dunking. If you’re in Shanwei, some words of advice: Empty your pockets. [These photos were not taken in Shanwei.]
Siobhan – moments before a wet bum at the National Sailing Centre Even a 7-time world master Laser champion is not spared.
Too late.
In this situation, size matters. Seng Leong takes one for the dunking team.
“Today’s shifty and light conditions really tested the sailors, some triumphed and some had a rough time. The keelboat match racing competition was very tough and intense, they tried their best to gain as many wins to advance but missed the semi-finals by a match. Tomorrow will be a crucial day, the team will be going on full speed to secure their podium positions, most importantly, do the best they can at the Asian Games.” — Mark Robinson, Team Manager Race Day 6 (Provisional results) Optimist Boys – Ryan Lo Optimist Girls – Kimberly Lim Laser Standard - Colin Cheng Laser Radial Open – Scott Glen Sydney 420 Boys – Justin Liu & Sherman Cheng 420 Girls – Rachel Lee & Cecilia Low 470 Men – Roy Tay & Terence Koh 470 Women – Dawn Liu & Siobhan Tam Hobie 16 Open – Teo Wee Chin & Justin Wong Windsurfing Mistral Men – Joshua Choo Windsurfing RS:X Men – Leonard Ong
Only the Optimist and Lasers completed Race 9 & 10 today. Racing resumes tomorrow. Open Keelboat Match Racing:
Team Singapore won three matches (against Japan, China and Bahrain) and lost two matches to Korea and Pakistan today, they are in 5th position overall and did not advance to the semi-finals.
Our friends at the Singapore Sports Council (SSC), who have been working around the clock in China, sent us some photos of the team racing in Shanwei. Great shots by Mr John Heng who is also an avid sailor. Check out Team Singapore’s Facebook page for more pics, and of course SingaporeSailing’s Facebook page carries latest pics from our resident photographer and Team Captain Chung Pei Ming. We are also very grateful to Canon Singapore for supplying 24 National Sports Associations in Singapore with quality photography equipment so we can share more great spor ting moments with the world.
Standing tall – Team Captain Chung Pei Ming. Many thanks to SSC for the pics.
Last night, Tao Li broke the spell to win the first gold medal for Singapore. Her unstoppable prowess surged her to clock a national record of 26.10 sec in her pet event, the 50m butterfly, beating strong rivals from China and Japan. Congratulations Tao Li, your performance testifies to the belief of courage begets strength. A brilliant and extraordinary display indeed.
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