Sports Bites

Basketball student-athletes in the National Youth Development Programme enjoyed an impressive run on the regional stage during the June holidays.

Representing Singapore at the FIBA U18 Women's Asia Cup SEABA Qualifiers, held from 2 to 6 June 2026 in Bacolod, Philippines, Elessa Angel Emily helped the national team secure a 3rd-place finish against Southeast Asia's top youth teams.

Just days later, Elessa teamed up with fellow Singapore Sports School student-athlete Jayann Ong Xin Yu at the Medan U17 International Basketball Championship, held from 11 to 14 June 2026. The duo played key roles as their team emerged champions, clinching the tournament title with a series of strong performances.

Our cyclists enjoyed an impressive run of results across three countries, delivering podium finishes in Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore.


At the Malaysia BMX National Championships, where Tara Alayna Weilin and Mikha Zuhayr Norman raced to gold in the Women's Junior (17–18) and Men's Elite (19–29) categories respectively. Ilyasaq Lee Rossdi also secured a podium finish, claiming bronze in the Boys (14) category.


The trio also showcased their talents at the Banyuwangi BMX Supercross 2026 in Indonesia against a competitive regional field. On the opening day, Alayna and Mikha finished 4th in the Women's Junior and Men's Under-23 categories respectively. Alayna returned with an even stronger performance on Day 2, capturing the silver medal in the Women's Junior category, while Ilyasaq added another bronze to his medal haul in the Boys (13–14) category.


Back on home soil, the cyclists rounded off their campaign in dominant fashion at the Singapore BMX Championship 2026, with Alayna, Mikha and Ilyasaq all emerging champions in their respective categories. Secondary 1 cyclist Muhammad Aryan Shukry also delivered a commendable performance, finishing 5th in the Boys (13–14) category.

RESULTS

Secondary 3 sport climber Janelle Phua Jing En participated in the World Climbing Youth Championships 2026 in Arco, Italy, from 18 to 25 July 2026 in the U17 Women’s Speed event. She is the first Singaporean youth to qualify for the U17 Women’s Speed finals. She scored a new personal best and ranked top 10 among 39 youths from around the world.

Our student-athletes also delivered commendable performances at Transend 2026, with Kirana Wong and Natalie Goh each securing a podium finish in their respective categories. Kirana claimed the bronze medal in the Intermediate Women's category after a consistent performance throughout the competition, while Natalie finished third in the Open Women's category to add another bronze to the team's tally.

At the 12th Asian Age Group Swimming Championships 2026 held in Bangkok, Thailand from 17 to 25 July 2026, Julian Ko outpaced strong regional opponents to win bronze in the 15 - 16 Boys’ 200m Breaststroke.

Diploma in Business Studies Year 3 student-athlete Yang Ze Yi and alumnus Ellsworth Le enjoyed a dream partnership debut at the WTT Feeder Ulaanbaatar 2026, held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, by clinching the Men's Doubles title on the senior World Table Tennis circuit.

The Singapore pair produced a commanding performance in the final, defeating Germany's doubles team 3-0 in straight games to secure their maiden senior World Table Tennis men's doubles crown. The victory marked an impressive milestone for the newly formed partnership as they announced themselves on the international stage in style.

Adding to Singapore's impressive campaign, alumnus Koen Pang reached the Men's Singles final after a series of determined performances throughout the tournament. He eventually finished as runner-up after going down 3-0 to Chinese Taipei's Hung Che-Yen in the title match.

At the Chuncheon Korea Open International Taekwondo Championships, held in Chuncheon, South Korea, from 18 to 19 July 2026, Ethan Liow Yong En and Germaine Tan Xin Jie teamed up to win the Junior Mixed Pair Poomsae title. The duo delivered a superb campaign, defeating Japan in the quarter-finals, Canada in the semi-finals and Russia in a thrilling final to clinch the gold medal by a narrow 0.4-point margin.

Ethan and Germaine also impressed in their individual events, finishing fifth in the Junior Male and Junior Female Poomsae categories respectively. Both athletes advanced through multiple rounds before narrowly missing out on the semi-finals against a strong international field.

Back on home soil, Singapore Sports School celebrated two more gold medals at the Taekwondo Grand Slam Youth League Singapore 2026, held at Our Tampines Hub on 25 and 26 July 2026.

Diploma in Business student-athlete Gwen Koh emerged champion in the Recognised Poomsae Individual Female Under-19 event with a winning score of 8.03. Competing against older athletes for the first time, Gwen challenged herself with a senior-level poomsae as part of her preparation for the senior category next year. Secondary 3 student-athlete Jaeden Shaw also struck gold in the Recognised Poomsae Individual Male Under-16 event, scoring 8.30 with a composed and confident performance to top his category.

At the Youth Aquathlon League 2026, led by Diploma in Business Studies student-athlete Lim Cheng Yu and alumnus Reyes Loh, who dominated the Tertiary/Open (19–24 years) category with a one-two finish. Fellow student-athlete Egan Chin also impressed, earning the bronze medal in the Under-19/Junior (16–18 years) category to cap an excellent outing for the team.

RESULTS

Egan Chin
Bronze – Under-19/Junior (16–18 years) Category

Lim Cheng Yu
Gold – Tertiary/Open (19–24 years) Category

Reyes Loh
Silver – Tertiary/Open (19–24 years) Category

Ten Singapore Sports School student-athletes played a key role in Singapore's impressive campaign at the 12th Asian Age Group Championships (U19) in Bangkok, Thailand, where the team finished fourth in Asia and secured qualification for the 2027 World Aquatics U20 Water Polo Championships.

The 10 student-athletes who represented Singapore were Chan Jon-Wy, Chow Yong Jun, Javier Ng, Jaylen Yeo, Justin Saik, Matthias Goh, Merrill Hwang, Ryan Chua, Russell Yuan and Zahar Shmelev.

The team endured a demanding schedule of eight matches in eight days, topping their qualifying group with victories over Korea, Saudi Arabia, India, China and Uzbekistan before defeating Thailand to book their place at next year's world championships.

Singapore's campaign ended with a loss to China in the quarter-finals, followed by Kazakhstan in the bronze medal match, but the fourth-place finish marked a commendable achievement on the continental stage.

Leading the charge was alumnus McClaren Ravin, who enjoyed a remarkable campaign by capturing two golds in Senior Freestyle Wrestling (79kg) and Senior Greco-Roman Wrestling (77kg), and a silver in Senior Sport Sambo (79kg).

New wrestlers proved their strength despite their recent transition into the sport. Reeyern Hadassah Ng claimed gold in the Under-17 Women's Wrestling (59kg), while Chong Qi En from the Multi-Sport Academy claimed 2nd place. Caleb Chan, also from the Multi-Sport Academy won a silver medal in Under-17 Freestyle Wrestling (54kg).

Secondary 1 wrestler Christine Sae Chu Punyanut delivered a double-gold performance by winning both the Under-13 Women's Wrestling (46kg) and Under-13 Sport Sambo (46kg) titles.

Post-secondary student-athletes Ursus Lee struck gold in the Senior Freestyle Wrestling (70kg), while Heba Lutfina emerged champion in the Senior Women's Wrestling (50kg) category. Also, Louis Dharshanan secured silver medals in the Senior Freestyle Wrestling (86kg) and Senior Greco-Roman Wrestling (87kg) events.

RESULTS

Caleb Chan
Silver – Under-17 Freestyle Wrestling (54kg)

Chong Qi En
Silver – Under-17 Women's Wrestling (59kg)

Christine Sae Chu Punyanut
Gold – Under-13 Sport Sambo (46kg)
Gold – Under-13 Women's Wrestling (46kg)

Heba Lutfina Mohammad Jbour
Gold – Senior Women's Wrestling (50kg)

Louis Dharshanan Aleaxe
Silver – Senior Freestyle Wrestling (86kg)
Silver – Senior Greco-Roman Wrestling (87kg)

Reeyern Hadassah Ng
Gold – Under-17 Women's Wrestling (59kg)

Marren McClaren Ravin
Gold – Senior Freestyle Wrestling (79kg)
Gold – Senior Greco-Roman Wrestling (77kg)
Silver – Senior Sport Sambo (79kg)

Ursus Lee
Gold – Senior Freestyle Wrestling (70kg)

Leading the charge was Kassandra Ong Xue Ling, who captured the gold medal in the Women's Nanquan event and added a bronze in Nangun to complete an impressive campaign.

Zeanne Law Zhi Ning also enjoyed a successful outing, claiming silver in Taijiquan and bronze in Taijijian, while Jowen Lim Si Wei secured silver in Daoshu and bronze in Gunshu.

RESULTS

Kassandra Ong Xue Ling
Gold – Nanquan
Bronze – Nangun

Zeanne Law Zhi Ning
Silver – Taijiquan
Bronze – Taijijian

Jowen Lim Si Wei
Silver – Daoshu
Bronze – Gunshu