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Young Olympian Daily This document is downloaded from DR‑NTU (https://dr.ntu.edu.sg) Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Young Olympian Daily 2010 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/80190 Downloaded on 24 Sep 2021 06:15:23 SGT talk to us at facebook.com/youngolympiandaily TUE A n eAsy victoRy At A n expeRienced s Unny islAnd set in tweet oF THE dAy tAble tennis hAnd the seA The Italian team is so well- Host country fell to China Weightlifter believes in CEP activity takes athletes to dressed on and off the field! 24 after 4 quick sets self-improvement Pulau Ubin AUG @anjaliragu 2010 3 4 6 Anjali Raguraman, Student Reporter The official Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Village newspaper A publication by the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, NTU n o rain on theiR pARAde Robin Reynolds from the USA helping her team clinch gold in the girls medley relay despite the rain. PHOTOS: XINHUA/SYOGOC-POOL/MENG YONGMIN AND XINHUA/SYOGOC-POOL/LIAO YUjIE between David Bolarinwa (Europe) mark. Thiago said: “It was scary. I The downpour on the last day of athletics was and Masaki Nashimoto (Asia), who was afraid that the pole might slip no problem for some, but too much for others had gone against each other just two off from my hand because it was days ago in the 100m blue ribbon slippery.” event. Europe finished second, while “The rain has helped me by AnjAli RAGURAmAn Rashan Brown and Tynia Gaither of Asia came in last. The rain did not in winning,” he said without the Bahamas, managed a timing of adversely affect his race, David said. elaborating. eam Americas snatched a 2min 5.62sec. “(I am) absolutely satisfied with my Besting his own personal timing, victory in the girls and boys Recently titled the fastest boy in performance.” bronze medallist Greek Theodoros medley relay event, winning the world, Odane Skeen ran for the In the 1000m steeplechase finals Chrysanthopoulos acknowledged Tgold in both races by a single second boys team who clinched the gold in earlier in the evening, it was a that he was “not used to competing yesterday evening. the boys event. Odane said that the double victory for Kenyans Virginia in rainy conditions”. The first of its kind, the medley rain did not affect his performance. Nyambura and Peter Matheka Other athletes struggled with relay saw runners from the five “It was just pretty cold and I had to Mutuku. They were clear favourites the wet conditions. It was rain on continents pitted against each other keep warm,” he added. going into the event, having qualified his parade for pre-event favourite in a team event where each ran in The boys race also saw a rematch at the top of their groups. Despite pole vaulter Ivan Horvat of Croatia. legs of 100m, 200m, 300m and 400m. the rain, both Virginia and Peter All medallists cleared at least 4.95m, Robin Reynolds from the USA registered personal best timings to while Ivan only managed 4.7m gained her second gold of the Games, bag the gold medals. after struggling with slippery grip, having won the 400m event earlier in “The race is a tradition for Kenya finishing last. the week. The wet weather turned and I must win,” Peter said. It was the “worst conditions” to out to be a blessing for her. On the field, it was a shock compete in for Ivan, but certainly not “The rain did not affect my victory for Spaniard Didac Salas in for everyone. performance. I ran even faster the boys pole vault A final. Together because I wanted to get out of the AdditionAl RepoRtinG by with Brazilian Thiago Da Silva, they water,” she said. The team, also were the only ones to clear the 5m tAn Yan xi And Daphne lim comprising Myasia Jacobs (USA), 2 YOV in numbers YOUNG OLYMPIAN DAILY MEDALS WON yesterday column CNoU tRy NEWS INE ALPHAB tICal oRDER a frica* 0 1 0 IN NUMBERS The youth, our hope for americas* 2 0 0 the future australia 0 1 0 Belarus 0 1 0 Bly aSh Ey Mak Online petitions can help world Dear youths, leaders make better decisions – Belgium 1 1 0 the world such as reducing poverty and Brazil 0 1 0 needs you to hunger, fighting AIDS, and Bulgaria 0 0 1 save it. And protecting human rights. the Games These are issues that many china 4 2 1 could be the feel the youth of today do not chinese taipei 0 1 0 first step. care about. But the truth is far croatia 0 1 0 Youths are from it. There are many, like our hope Charlie McDonnell, who wish cuba 2 0 0 photo: internet for the for world peace. cyprus 0 1 0 future. You do not need to be a Contrary to popular belief politician or world leader – you that the Internet is evil, it really denmark 0 1 0 1960 already have the power. Like is more like a community, ethiopia 1 2 0 Singaporean Tan Howe Neo from The Matrix, your the foundation of which is europe* 0 1 1 Liang won Singapore’s first generation might be The One friendship. This is why social to save us. Call me a geek but media is important in spreading france 2 1 1 Olympic Games medal in the I reckon the Internet is your ideas effectively. Germany 0 1 1 Summer Olympics in Rome. weapon of choice. The movie “Inception” said Greece 0 0 2 The weightlifter also won a There is no better time, with that an idea is like a virus, Guatemala 0 0 1 silver medal in the lightweight the world so interconnected and resilient and highly contagious. no better place than the Internet An idea is a powerful seed that category. hungary 0 0 1 to let your ideas be heard by the grows into action. india 0 1 0 masses. This is also why you should Japan 2 0 0 Charlie McDonnell, shaved make as many friends as you his head live on the Internet to can during the YOG. Kenya 2 0 2 1 raise funds for Cancer Research Stay in touch and share your Korea 1 0 1 ideas. In the future, you might The first opening ceremony was UK on his 18th birthday. He Kyrgyzstan 0 0 1 raised £5,000 in donations from just solve the world’s problems held during the 1908 Olympic his viewers on YouTube. together, with the Olympian malaysia 0 1 0 Games in London. The Internet is your platform. friendships that you made. oceania* 0 0 1 serbia 1 0 0 CHIEF EDITOR COPY EDITORS PRODUCTION SUPPORT Elizabeth Law Anjali Raguraman Ng Heng Ghee singapore 0 1 0 Cassandra Yeap 1988 PICTURE EDITOR Chuang Bing Han TEACHER ADVISORS slovenia 0 0 1 Ng Jun Sen Kwan Hui Xian Andrew Duffy YOG comes as a successor Ng Hoe Guan Juleen Shaw spain 1 0 0 NIGHT EDITORS Santhiya Kulasakeran to the World Youth Games, a Joanna Hor Wang Simin DESIGN CONSULTANT sweden 1 0 0 Zakaria Zainal Rishad Patel competition of a similar format LAYOUT EDITORS switzerland 0 1 0 which was held only once in CHIEF LAYOUT EDITOR Maxie Aw Yeong Neo Wen Tong Yamuna Yeo uganda 0 0 1 Moscow in 1998. Singapore ukraine 0 0 5 A students’ newspaper published by the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information beat the Russian capital to the Nanyang Technological University, 31 Nanyang Link, Singapore 637718. Tel: 6790 6446 united states 0 0 1 hosting rights of the first YOG. Printed by KHL Printing Co. Pte Ltd., 57 Loyang Drive, Singapore 508968 Editorials are the opinions of the writers and do not necessarily reflect the policies or views of the Singapore Youth Olympic Games * mixed teams from different countries participating by continent Organising Committee or Nanyang Technological University, its employees, the students or the Council of the University. facts of the world cr oatIa I taly YOG paddler Luka Fucec is the highest aSlU tRa Ia In the 1960 Rome ranked table tennis Olympic Games, It is said that in player entering the two close friends Australia, Aboriginals Men’s Singles Rafer Johnson of used to hold event. USA and Yang competitions to see Chuan-kwang of who could jump the Taiwan mesmerised furthest over the the world as they huge mythical competed fiercely rainbow serpent. in the exhausting Aboriginal legend decathlon. Many has it in some tribes competitors embrace that this is how the in mutual respect Olympic long jump at the end of the commenced. gruelling 1,500m event. USa sin E gapoR Olympic Athlete of the Century Carl Singapore 2010 is Lewis, winner of expected to see 1,200 9 Olympic golds media personnel, and 1 silver in long 20,000 local and jump and 200m international respectively, collects volunteers and crystals as a hobby. more than 450,000 spectators. YOUNG OLYMPIAN DAILY YOV 360 3 briefs Gu A perfect diving powers record to 4-0 Pho To: XinhuA/sYoGoC-PooL/ victory Liu LihAnG The evening rain yesterday did little to affect China’s diving performance as they went on to bag another gold. With a total of 511.35 points, By clArA chAn lamenting the errors that she Singapore’s first gold medal. Liu Jiao took home a second made, especially during the The packed stadium, which TOP: Gold medallist Gu Yuting gold medal from the 3m And Lai JunJie early stages of the game. included Prime Minister Lee of China hugs her coach after springboard event.
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