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As the world opened up this year, Singaporeans and Singaporeans weathered the pandemic in triumphant ways, a testament to physical excellence and the triumph of the human spirit.
From champion athletes to everyday heroes, these individuals embody passion, perseverance and dedication, all while bringing our Little Red Dot into the limelight.
Read and admire the great Singaporeans who have made their mark globally in 2022.
Feng Tianwei
WHO What: Feng is the GOAT of table tennis. His total medals make him the most decorated table tennis player ever Commonwealth Games and Singapore’s most decorated Olympic champion.
And to cap off a stellar year, he became the first Singaporean and table tennis player to be awarded the David Dixon Award, given to the most outstanding athlete at the Commonwealth Games.
Waseh UPS: He currently works at Sport Singapore and works on developing sports pathways for children and youth, particularly in table tennis. He is also pursuing a master’s degree in sports management at Peking University.
Priveen Suraj Santhakumar
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WHO What: This 34-year-old saw the plight of Ukrainians on TV and decided to do something about it. He flew to neighboring Poland to help humanitarian groups feed and transport refugees displaced by the war. This was his first humanitarian mission.
Waseh UPS: Priveen became one of the first nominees for The Straits Times’ Singaporean of the Year award this year.
“Sometimes we need a wake-up call by experiencing situations outside our comfort zone,” says Priveen in an interview with the magazine.
“I hope my experience will ease people’s fears and encourage them to get involved directly.”
Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Jahari
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WHO What: Whenever the referee made the “square” hand gesture at the World Cup this year, know that a Singaporean helped make the right call on the field. The 36-year-old was the only Southeast Asian and one of 24 match officials to use the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system in Qatar.
Waseh UPS: Taqi is no stranger to the big stage. He was one of the VAR officials in the men’s soccer final between Brazil and Spain at the Tokyo Olympics. He also worked in the AFC Champions League, AFC Asian Cup and Fifa U-20 World Cup.
What a journey it has been for Taq since he attended the refereeing course at the age of 16!
Loh Kean Yew
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WHO What: The badminton world champion won bronze at the Commonwealth Games (Mixed Team) and the Asian Team Championships (Men’s Team) this year and ended 2022 with a nomination for the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Men’s Player of the Year. Award of the year. The sensational shuttle is the first Singaporean to be shortlisted.
Waseh UPS: Our 2022 Singapore Athlete of the Year also qualified for this year’s World Tour Finals, making him the first Singaporean male to compete in a tournament featuring the current top 8 players in the world.
Lakshmi Mohanbabu
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WHO What: He is the first local artist to have two sculptures in the space. Inspired by the unity, diversity and complexity of humanity, two cubes named “Cube of Interaction” and “Structure and Reflection” were launched to the International Space Station in February.
Wow UPS: The two works of art are set to descend on Earth this month for a global tour. Then they will be on their way to the moon in 2025 and will be part of the Moon Gallery permanently.
Li Ling Yung-Hryniewiecki
WHO What: She is the first Singaporean woman to swim across the English Channel, swimming it in 12 hours and 57 minutes in a frigid 19 degrees.
And the feat wasn’t for the record books, but a good cause to raise funds for the Splash Foundation, a non-profit organization in Hong Kong that provides free swimming lessons and water safety skills to low-income communities. .
Waseh UPS: Do you want to be like him? To prepare for the 34-kilometer swim, he trained over the winter, took hour-long ice baths and swam about 30-35 kilometers every other week.
“I want to show people that it is possible, if you put your mind to it, prepare for it and be patient, you can do it,” said Li Ling in an interview with Channel News Asia.
Amanda Lee
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WHO What: Wow, talk about fitspo goals! This Singaporean bodybuilder won the National Physique Committee (NPC) Great Britain World Bodybuilding Championships in July, earning himself an IFBB (International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness) pro card in the process. This means he can compete at the highest level of the sport.
Waseh UPS: Next stop, Olympia 2023, one of the biggest bodybuilding competitions in the world. Amanda is also one of the founders of the Vaultage activewear line designed in Singapore.
Alice Shi, Rachael Leong and Tara Nur Ibrahim
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WHO towards: These three equestrian athletes from the Singapore Turf Club Riding Center (STCRC) were selected to represent Singapore at the Princess’s Cup 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand.
The trio competed in the team and individual categories (up to 110cm) of the loan horse competition. Alice finished second in the individual class.
Waseh UPS: This was the trio’s debut in the tournament. They also rode borrowed horses, which tests the skill of the rider as they have zero contact with their mount.
“In the end I got second place, but the medal goes to the whole team as none of this would have been possible without their support. I hope we have made both STCRC and Singapore proud!” says Alice.
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