WEEKLY ROUND-UP: Sports happenings in Singapore (3-9 Oct)
SINGAPORE — Here is a round-up of sports events and developments in Singapore in the past week (3 to 9 October):
Tampines Rovers seal third spot in SPL
Tampines Rovers sealed their third-place finish in the 2022 Singapore Premier League on Saturday (8 October), after beating Hougang United 4-1 at the Hougang Stadium. Two goals each from Taufik Suparno (14th, 18th minutes) and Boris Kopitovic (42nd, 78th) sealed the Stags' fourth win in five games, with Hougang replying through Andre Moritz (40th).
Tampines now have an unassailable seven-point lead over fourth-placed Tanjong Pagar United with two matches to go. Tanjong Pagar drew 3-3 with Geylang International at Our Tampines Hub on Sunday, with goals from Blake Ricciuto (64th), Khairul Nizam (72nd) and Reo Nishiguchi (89th) and Geylang replying through Vincent Bezecourt (31st, 93rd) and Shakir Hamzah (41st, own goal).
In another SPL match on Saturday, bottom-placed Young Lions came back from 1-4 down to draw 4-4 with Balestier Khalsa at the Jalan Besar Stadium.
A stoppage-time penalty by Jordan Emaviwe ensured that honours are shared, with Khairul Nadim Rahim (23rd), Shah Shahiran (58th) and Elijah Lim (73rd) also scoring for the hosts. Balestier scored through Daniel Goh (4th), Shuhei Hoshino (6th), Ryoya Taniguchi (15th) and Kuraba Kondo (41st).
SportSG explains disciplinary actions against swimmers
Sport Singapore (SportSG) said in a media statement on Friday (7 October) that it had taken into account the benchmarks of international sporting bodies when meting out disciplinary actions against swimmers Joseph Schooling, Amanda Lim and Teong Tzen Wei, all of whom admitted to consuming illicit drugs.
The national sports governing body said that it took into account the fact that the World Anti-Doping Association (WADA) does not impose any sanctions for the ingestion or use of some controlled drugs - including cannabis - if the act took place outside of competition periods.
"SportSG's decision considered that the athletes' urine tests returned negative, and the athletes had on their own admitted to consuming cannabis outside of competition in the past," it added.
SDSC elects new board through to 2026
The Singapore Disability Sports Council (SDSC) elected on 29 September its new 12-member board, which will take on a four-year term from 2022 to 2026.
The 12 individuals in the board include familiar figures in para-sports such as Singapore National Paralympic Council president Dr Teo-Koh Sock Miang and Paralympic medallist Yip Pin Xiu, as well as new faces such as Selina Foong, AWWA's chief operating officer, and Dr Anthony Fok, APSN Education Services treasurer.
Teo-Koh was also re-elected to serve a second consecutive term as SDSC president, while Angeline Peh was elected as vice-president. Special Education school principal Suzana Soo is the board’s new honorary secretary, while Gary Chong, ING Bank NV managing director, was elected honorary treasurer.
ASICS World Ekiden to be held from 10 to 22 Nov
The third edition of the ASICS World Ekiden virtual race will be held from 10 to 22 November, with registrations open on the ASICS website.
Form a team of up to six runners and log in the various distances to complete a marathon relay on the ASICS Runkeeper app.
Participants stand to win attractive prizes when they form teams and share their race results on social media.
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