Local Olympics Heroes

Ang Peng Siong (Swimming)
Canagasabai Kunalan (Athletics)
Victoria Chan Jing Hua (Sailing)
Patricia Chan Li-Yin (Swimming)
Chee Swee Lee (Athletics)
Colin Cheng (Sailing)
Cheng Jing Hean (Triathlon)
Simon Chua (Bodybuilding)
Goh Qiu Bin (Wushu)
Jing Junhong (Table Tennis)
Syed Abdul Kadir (Boxing)
Khatijah Surattee (Shooting)
Lee Wung Yew (Shooting)
Li Jiawei (Table Tennis)
Li Li (Badminton)
Dawn Liu Xiao Dan (Sailing)
Lo Man Yi (Sailing)
Terrence Koh (Sailing)
Koh Seng Leong (Sailing)
Neo Chwee Kok (Swimming)
Remy Ong (Tenpin Bowling)
Deborah Ong Hui Min (Sailing)
Annabel Pennefather
Saiedah Bte Said (Silat)
Siew Shaw Her (Sailing)
Junie Sng (Swimming)
Maximilian Soh Khyan Tat (Sailing)
Ronald Susilo (Badminton)
Sun Bei Bei (Sailing)
Benjamin Tan (Sailing)
Benedict Tan Chi’-Loong (Yachting)
Tan Eng Bock (Water Polo)
Tan Howe Liang (Weightlifting)
Elizabeth Tan Li Yong (Sailing)
Tan Paey Fern (Table Tennis)
Tao Li (Swimming)
Roy Tay (Sailing)
Teo Wee Chin (Sailing)
Toh LiYing (Sailing)
Lloyd Valberg (Athletics)
Wang Yue Gu (Table Tennis)
James Wong Tuck Yim (Athletics – Discus)
Justin Wong Ming Ho (Sailing)
Xu Yuan Zhen (Sailing)
Sheik Alau’ddin Bin Yacoob Marican (Silat)
Joscelin Yeo Wei Ling (Swimming)
Vanessa Yong (Air Rifle Shooting)
Grace Young (Tenpin Bowling)
Yu Meng Yu (Table Tennis)
Zhang Yong Qiang (Sailing)
Zhang Xueling (Table Tennis)

Olympics History

The Olympic Games originally contained one event: the stadion (or "stade") race, a short sprint measuring between 180 and 240 metres, or the length of the stadium. Runners had to pass five stakes that divided the lanes: one stake at the start, another at the finish, and three stakes in between. The diaulos, or two-stade race, was introduced in 724 BC, during the 14th Olympic games. The race was a single lap of the stadium, approximately 400 metres.A third foot race, the dolichos, was introduced in 720 BC. Accounts of the race present conflicting evidence as to the length of the dolichos; however, the length of the race was 18-24 laps, or about three miles (5 km). The runners would begin and end their event in the stadium proper, but the race course would wind its way through the Olympic grounds. The course often would flank important shrines and statues in the sanctuary, passing by the Nike statue by the temple of Zeus before returning to the stadium. The last running event added to the Olympic program was the hoplitodromos, or "Hoplite race", introduced in 520 BC and traditionally run as the last race of the Olympic Games. The runners would run either a single or double diaulos (approximately 400 or 800 yards) in full or partial armour, carrying a shield and additionally equipped either with greaves or a helmet. Over the years, more events were added: boxing , wrestling , chariot racing , and several other running events (the diaulos, hippios, dolichos, and hoplitodromos), as well as a pentathlon, consisting of wrestling, stadion, long jump, javelin throw, and discus throw.