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Nov 18, 2024, 01:53 AM

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Leadership renewal is underway in the Lions team, as coach Tsutomu Ogura appoints younger “game captains” in their friendlies ahead of the Dec 8-Jan 5 Asean Football Federation Championship.

The young ones are also coming to the fore in table tennis as men’s doubles pair Koen Pang, 22, and Izaac Quek, 18, broke into the top 10 of the world rankings ahead of their second straight campaign at the season-ending World Table Tennis Championships.

Meanwhile, despite being born with a disability, Thomas Luther went on to become a chess grandmaster at 25, winning several titles before becoming the Singapore Chess Federation’s training director.

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Lions coach Tsutomu Ogura wants younger players to have a bigger leadership role

Regular skipper Hariss Harun has no qualms handing the armband to Shah Shahiran for the 3-2 friendly win over Myanmar on Nov 14.

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Koen Pang and Izaac Quek break into men’s doubles top 10 and qualify for World Table Tennis Finals

Izaac, 18, will also compete at the World Youth Championships after that.

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Singapore Smash to have CNY start in 2025, event set to stay for 5 more years

For the first time, there will be four Grand Smashes in the season.

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Disability doesn’t stop Thomas Luther from becoming a chess grandmaster

The German, 55, recalls how chess opened the door to a different world to him as a kid.

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Forced to flee Iran, Hadi Tiranvalipour achieves taekwondo dream with refugee Olympic team

He was among over 110 athletes who competed at the World Taekwondo Virtual Championships in Singapore last weekend.

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Virtual drive to boost taekwondo participation

World Taekwondo believes that the VR version of the martial art will encourage a broader range of people to take up the sport.

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Singaporean windsurfers hope to raise awareness about the sport ahead of 2028 Olympics

Sisters Angel and Angyal Chew, and teammate Marsha Shahrin, have started a project to generate support and raise funds.

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Thiruben finds his stride in the 800m as he chases 37-year-old national record

He is also gunning for gold at the SEA Games in Thailand in 2025.

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Note to Singapore athletes: Write a book, please

It is not just history we should record, but worlds we must explore, writes Rohit Brijnath.

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