On the evening of 27 October, the 12th Youth Sports Festival organised by Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan Associations (SFCCA) has successfully concluded. Mr Saktiandi Supaat, Member of Parliament of Bishan – Toa Payoh GRC was the Guest of Honour for this year’s closing ceremony and hosted the award ceremony.
Mr Saktiandi Supaat, Member of Parliament of Bishan – Toa Payoh GRC, giving his speech
Since its opening ceremony in July, the Youth Sports Festival has organised a total of 5 sporting events: bowling, badminton, basketball, soccer and table tennis, which attracted over 1000 participants. This included participants from communities from other races and new immigrants. The number of participating teams increased by 20% this year as compared to last year, which shows that youths are more eager to take part in sports activities.
This year’s table tennis competition welcomed over 180 participants and a total of 28 teams, which included 11 teams from clan associations and 17 teams from the public. After exciting rounds of competing, the team from Singapore Chin Kang Huay Kuan emerged as the champion for the youth category, a team from the public won second place while the team from Shanghai Jiao Tong University Alumni Association (Singapore) came in third place. For junior category, the Singapore Hainan Hwee Kuan came in first place, followed by two teams from the public.
Participants gave their all, exhibiting extraordinary skills and tenacious fighting spirit.
Pictured are Mr Saktiandi Supaat, Member of Parliament of Bishan – Toa Payoh GRC (first to the left), and the winning team of the youth category (Singapore Chin Kang Huay Kuan – Chin Kang Jupiter team).
Pictured are Mr Saktiandi Supaat, Member of Parliament of Bishan – Toa Payoh GRC (first to the left), and the team who came in second place in the youth category (Sunsports Club team from the public).
Pictured are Mr Saktiandi Supaat, Member of Parliament of Bishan – Toa Payoh GRC (first to the left), and the team who came in third place in the youth category (Shanghai Jiao Tong University Alumni Association (Singapore)).
Pictured are Mr Saktiandi Supaat, Member of Parliament of Bishan – Toa Payoh GRC (first to the left), and the winning team of the junior category (Singapore Hainan Hwee Kuan – Hainan Junior Red).
Pictured are Mr Saktiandi Supaat, Member of Parliament of Bishan – Toa Payoh GRC (first to the left), and the team who came in second place in the junior category (SB Sports Junior team from the public).
Pictured are Mr Saktiandi Supaat, Member of Parliament of Bishan – Toa Payoh GRC (first to the left), and the team who came in third place in the junior category (Hong Kah North CSN Junior team from the public).
Ser Lin Qian, National Table Tennis player, and Yang Xinyu of the winning team from Chin Kang Huay Kuan in a friendly table tennis match
There were many highlights in this year’s sports festival. SFCCA specially invited Darren Ong (national bowling player), Baihakki Khaizan (former national soccer player) and Ser Lin Qian (national table tennis player) to grace the competition, interact and share their experiences with the participants. Besides so, every sporting event has included “fun prizes”, increasing the sense of involvement and enjoyment for the event. This is different from previous years when only bowling competition had this.
A meaningful point to note is that this is the first collaboration between the organising committee and the “Youth Interest Group” of SFCCA to co-organise its inaugural archery networking event and incorporate diverse forms of sports. Through this innovative way, SFCCA not only learnt about the youths’ interest in archery but also created a platform for like-minded youths to interact and grow together.
The 12th Youth Sporting Festival successfully concluded!
Since the launch of the Youth Sports Festival, the event has gradually transitioned from one that exhibits competitive sporting spirit to one that provides the platform for different racial groups to understand one another and clan associations to interact and collaborate.
The 12th Youth Sports Festival is organised by Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan Associations, jointly organised by Singapore Chin Kang Huay Kuan, Eng Choon Hway Kuan Singapore, Bukit Panjang Khek Community Guild, Fong Yun Thai Association, Foo Clan Association, The Singapore Hainan Hwee Kuan, Jiangsu Association (Singapore) and co-organised by Singapore Kwangtung Hui Kuan, Singapore Ann Kway Association and Singapore Lam Ann Association. This event is also supported by National Integration Council, Singapore Clan Federation and Cultural Matching Fund.
