Sporting events in Singapore (1-7 November)

SINGAPORE – Here is a summary of sporting events and happenings in Singapore over the past week (November 1-7):

The Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon will return in hybrid form next month

The Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon (SCSM) will return next month in hybrid form for the second year in a row and will host two Grand Finale celebrations – the Virtual Race (VR) Grand Finale from 1-12. December at the SCSM Virtual Club. , and a personal Grand Finale on December 4 and 5 at The Float @ Marina Bay.

The personal Grand Finale offers limited places for fully vaccinated individuals or individuals with a valid pre-event test (PET) to participate in three different categories: 5km, 10km and Toyota Ekiden (team of four).

Although there are no closed roads for the Marina Bay run, prevailing safe management measures are in place to ensure the health and safety of all participants.

Those who want to run at the time and route they want can register for the VR Grand Final, which includes 5 km, 10 km, half marathon, children 1.5 km and children 3 km 1.-12. December.

This month, the SCSM Virtual Club will host a VR marathon where registered participants will complete a total marathon distance of 42,195 kilometers in several sessions.

For more information on registering with SCSM, visit www.singaporemarathon.com.

Lions head to the Dubai training camp without Captain Hariss Harun

The Singapore men’s national team will head to the Dubai training camp from 8 to 17. November as part of preparations for the upcoming AFF Suzuki Cup.

They play two friendly matches as part of a training camp: against Kyrgyzstan 11. November and then to Morocco on 16 November. The match against Kyrgyzstan – 96th in the world rankings – is an international “A” friendly match, while the Moroccan match is a practice match in which Singapore head coach Tatsuma Yoshida aims to give poetry to as many players as possible without switching. restrictions.

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Captain Hariss Harun has been expelled from camp after testing a positive COVID-19 last week. He has been placed in solitary confinement and his condition is still being monitored.

A total of 27 players will travel to Dubai, and five overseas players will connect with local players. Young Lions striker Ilhan Fandi is on standby in Singapore.

Singapore will host 10 AFF Suzuki Cups from December 5th to January 1st. Lions launch Group A campaign against Myanmar 5. December before encountering the Philippines, Brunei or East Timor and Thailand.

Izaac Quak and Zhou Jingyi won the age group championship in Europe

A week after winning the World Table Tennis (WTT) Youth Contender in Italy, Singapore youth paddler Izaac Quek won the boys under 19 in the WTT Youth Contender in Szombathely, Hungary on Wednesday (November 4th).

The 15-year-old won the championship with Czech Adam Stalzer 3-2. Earlier on Tuesday, he placed third in the joint U-17 boys doubles, losing in the semi-finals to second Czech paddler Simon Belik 2-3.

Youth melody player Zhou Jingyi also grabbed the U-17 girls ’singles championship in the same tournament, defeating Indian Yashaswini Deepak Ghorpade in the 3-1 final on Saturday.

Earlier this week, she had finished second in both the U-17 and U-19 girls ’competitions in the second WTT Youth Contender in Senec, Slovakia. He lost 2-3 to Ghorpade in the U-17 final on Tuesday and then 0-3 to Australian Liu Yangz in the U-19 final on Wednesday.

His compatriot Ser Lin Qian also finished second on Wednesday in the U-15 girls series, losing 0-3 to Saini Suhana of India.

SNPC will send 13 shadow athletes to the Asian Youth Para Games

The Singapore National Paralympic Council (SNPC) has selected 13 youth shadow athletes to represent Singapore at the 2021 Asian Youth Para Games (AYPG) in Bahrain from 2 to 6. December.

Boccia athlete Aloysius Gan will serve as Singapore’s flagship at the opening ceremony, while Paralympic bronze medalist Theresa Goh will lead the team in chef de mission roles.

Shadow athletes participate in four sports: athletics, bocce, swimming and table tennis. Three of them have participated in the previous AYPG in Dubai in 2017 – Muhammad Nur Ariq Yaakub, Siti Nurhayati Ali Aksar Khan and Colin Soon.

The Singaporean group will be completely vaccinated against COVID-19 virus and will be given an additional flu vaccine before departure. All young para-athletes have trained within the “bubble” to minimize disruption to their training plans.

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