Singapore Sailors Bag 5 Golds, 2 Silvers & 5 Bronzes

SINGAPORE UPDATED. Singapore's sailors have clinched at least four titles at the ongoing SEA Games, held at the Ngwe Saung beach in Myanmar.

The team's Optimist sailors made a comeback after losing the team title to Thailand earlier in the week, taking both the individual titles. Edward Tan bagged the boys' trophy while Fathin Rasyiqin won the girls' event.


Elizabeth Yin won the Laser Radial, a one-person Olympic-class dinghy, while Kimberly Lim and Savannah Siew were untouchable in the girls' 420 class.

Cecilia Low and Priscilia Low are also ranked first in the women's 470 class and will go on to win the gold if the protest is dismissed.

A total of 13 titles were up for grabs at the biennial event.

--------------------------------
Singapore's Optimist sailors consisting of (from left) Raynn Kwok, Edward Tan, Bertha Han, Isaac Tang, coach Fernando Alegre and Fathin Rasyqin Firdaus. The team has clinched at least four titles at the ongoing SEA Games, held at the Ngwe Saung beach in Myanmar on Friday, Dec 20, 2013. -- Photo: Singapore Sailng
-------------------------------- 
straitstimes.com
.

Philippine Sailing Team Grabs 2 Silvers at 27th SEA Games

PHILIPPINES UPDATED. The Philippine national sailing team grabbed two silver medals at the last day of sailing competitions yesterday in the 27th Southeast Asian Games in Ngwe Saung Beach, Pathein, Myanmar.

Geylord Coveta placed second in the Open RS One Wind Surfing competition, delivering 3 first place finish, 4 second place finish, and 5 third place finish to win the silver medal with a score of 20 points. 

read more : pinoyheadline.com

Thailand’s Natthapong Phonopharat won the gold with 13 points, while Igma Oka Sulaksana of Indonesia taking the bronze medal with 21 points.

In the men’s international 470 event, the duo of Richly Magsanay and Ridgely Balladares scored 25 points after 12 rounds of competitions to grab the silver medal.

Navee Thamsoontorn and Nut Butmarasri won the gold medal with 16 points, while Wen Jie Joel Pang and Wong Loong Darren Choy clinched the bronze with 28 points.

Philippines’ representative in the men’s and women’s laser radial sailing event, Rubin Cruz and Alaiza Mae Belmonte only managed to place 4th after 12 rounds of competition; while Renz Angelo Amboy also placed 4th in the men’s RS one – wind surfing – boys event.

The Philippine sailing team end their 2013 SEA Games campaign with 2 silver medals..
pinoyheadline.com

Here is 20 Singapore Sailing Names SEA Games Squad

SINGAPORE UPDATED. National sailors Kimberly Lim and Darren Choy, the former Optimist and Byte CII world champions respectively, have been included in Singapore’s 20-strong squad for next month’s South-east Asian (SEA) Games in Myanmar.

Speaking at the announcement at the National Sailing Centre on Saturday (Nov 16), Singapore Sailing Federation (SSF) President Ben Tan said the biennial regional event remains an important target meet, even though the Republic have successfully produced world champions at junior and youth level for over the past decade.

“The SEA Games is one of the major Games and has been a rite of passage for Singapore’s eminent sailors towards the Asian, World and Olympic stages,” said Tan, himself a former national sailor and gold medallist in the Laser at the 1994 Asian Games in Hiroshima.

“Our patron, Mr Ng Ser Miang was part of the historic team that competed in the then SEAP Games in 1969 in Myanmar (then known as Burma) and it is a significant occasion as Sailing returns to Myanmar once again as it was the country which first introduced sailing to the SEA Games programme in 1961.
“Singapore’s team for 2013 presents a good blend of youth and experience and I am sure our sailors will strive to do their best for Singapore and most importantly, uphold the values of friendship, respect and excellence at this SEA Games”.

The squad also includes the likes of Elizabeth Yin, who competed at last year’s London Olympics, and veteran Anthony Kiong, a gold medallist in the men’s 420 at the 1993 SEA Games in Singapore.

Singapore finished second in the sailing competition at the last SEA Games in Indonesia two years ago with four gold, one silver and three bronze medals, behind Thailand (4-3-1), and ahead of third-placed Indonesia (1-2-1).

Next month’s SEA Games will be held from Dec 11 to 22 and feature 460 events across 33 sports. The sailing competition is scheduled to take place at Ngwe Saung Beach from Dec 13 to 20.

Singapore’s SEA Games sailing squad:
Kimberly Lim and Savannah Siew (420 Women), Jonathan Yeo and Tan Jen-E (420 Men), Darren Choy and Joel Pang (470 Men), Priscilla Low and Cecilla Low (470 Women), Scott Glen Sydney (Laser Standard), Elizabeth Yin (Laser Radial Women), Anthony Kiong and Stanley Chan (Half Rater), Merrick Phang (RS:One Open), Ynez Lim (RS:One Girl), Wallace Gan (RS:One Boy), Raynn Kwok (Optimist Team Racing), Issac Tang (Optimist Team Racing), Bertha Han (Optimist Team Racing), Edward Tan (Optimist Boy and Team Racing), Fathin Rasyiqin Binte Mohamed Firdaus (Optimist Girl and Team Racing).

Dua Atlet Layar Kaltim Gabung Pelatnas Pekan Depan

Dua atlet layar Kalimantan Timur (Kaltim) dijadwalkan bergabung dengan tim pemusatan dan pelatihan nasional (Pelatnas) SEA Games 2013 di Batam, Sabtu (19/10/2013) pekan depan. 

Kedua atlet adalah Arlisa Amari dan Riski Rahmadani. Sedangkan pelatih Layar Kaltim Kosim Nurseha, diberi kepercayaan sebagai tim pelatih layar nasional.

Kosim Nurseha mengatakan, kedua atlet asal Kaltim dipastikan masuk dalam tim SEA Games di Myanmar 2013. Arlisa dan Riski bakal diturunkan di nomor Team Race. Sedangkan untuk nomor Individual Race, keduanya masih harus mengikuti proses seleksi. 

"Izinnya sudah dapat. Memang kedua atlet kami terlambat bergabung pelatnas di Batam, karena persoalan perizinan di sekolah masing-masing. Mereka juga akan ikut seleksi di nomor individual," ungkap Kosim, Minggu (13/10/2013).

Arlisa dan Riski, lanjutnya, harus menyiapkan diri untuk menjalani seleksi di nomor individual race. Nomor tersebut akan ditetapkan PB Pekan Olahraga Layar Seluruh Indonesia (Porlasi), akhir Oktober 2013.
"Untuk nomor individual race, penetapan atlet SEA Games akhir Oktober nanti," jelasnya.