Malaysian Awarded First Singapore Youth Olympic Scholarship

Malaysian Awarded First Singapore Youth Olympic Scholarship

August 14th, 2010 | Author: Your Correspondent

Bernama, 13 August 2010

Malaysia’s 12-year-old promising table tennis player Angeline Tang An Qi is among six young athletes worldwide awarded with the first Singapore Youth Olympics scholarships.

Singapore’s Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew presented the scholarships here Friday as a legacy of the first-ever Youth Olympic Games which the country is hosting this week, and as part of its commitment to the Olympic Movement.

For the record, the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) had selected Angeline Tang as one of the most promising junior players worldwide for the ITTF Hopes Team 2010.

She was also the women’s singles champion at the 2010 Penang Open Championships and 3rd in the Under-13 singles at the 22nd Milo Malaysia Hopes Table Tennis Championships.

The six fully-funded scholarships to the Singapore Sports School aim to encourage the pursuit of excellence and forging of friendships.

The other five recipients are Ebineng Seabe Beryl (Botswana, swimming), Jevina Raydon Sampson (Guyana, athletics), Nieto Herrera Janina Sofia (Peru, table tennis), Ang Wan Qi (Singapore, table tennis) and Phiangkhwan Pawapotako (Thailand, swimming).

Thirty national Olympic committees submitted a total of 54 applications for the scholarships between February and April this year.

In May and June, short-listed candidates were invited to Singapore for interviews and the recipients were informed of their selection in July.

The scholarships are funded by the republic’s Community Development, Youth and Sports Ministry, with operational support from the Singapore Sports School, Singapore National Olympic Council, the Olympic Solidarity and the Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee.

Source: Bernama