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XVIII Commonwealth Games results

MEDIA RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
22 March 2006

Nothing won…so why are they smiling?
Our Elite Athletes with a Disability (EAD) have every reason to, as they rewrote records for Singapore in the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

They may not have made it to our papers for medals won, but these four budding sports stars from Singapore’s disabled community are not fretting over that loss. In fact, Theresa Goh, Lim Keng Joo, Lieu Teck Hua and James Leow are not fretting over any losses, for they have not only brought our national records of swimming (EAD) at the Commonwealth Games to new heights, but each achieved personal bests during the recent Melbourne games.

Theresa Goh pulled Singapore to ninth and tenth place in 50m Freestyle (EAD - Women) and 100m Freestyle (EAD - Women) respectively, from the 12th place she set for both in the previous 2002 Manchester Games. Her outstanding performance in 50m Freestyle is also her personal best so far. This marks a good start for her recent conversion to full-time athlete. 

The male athletes are not outshone either. James Leow took 13th place in the 50m Freestyle (EAD - Men) and Lim Keng Joo secured 12th in the 100m Freestyle (EAD – Men). Singapore held 16th place for the former and 14th place for the latter back in 2002.  Despite being first-timers at the Commonwealth Games, nerves did not deter them from outdoing themselves. James Leow claimed personal bests in both 50m and 100m Freestyle; Lieu Teck Hua attained his in 100m Freestyle and Lim Keng Joo garnered his in 50m Freestyle.

This may only be Singapore’s second attempt at the Commonwealth’s EAD games, but the athletes have already proved their potential of even better performances in the future.

Mr Kevin Wong, Executive Director of Singapore Disability Sports Council, has no doubts to this. “This strong showing, on the back of a successful ASEAN Para Games performance, bodes well for our swimming development programme. We are on track for our Beijing 2008 target. And that’s a very good reason to smile too.”

The EAD contingent returns from Melbourne on 23 March 2006, via SQ 238 at Changi Airport Terminal 2, 4:05 p.m.