SEA Games 2021

SINGAPORE: Silat exponent Nurul Suhaila Mohamed Saiful paused as tears well up in her eyes. These were tears of joy, tears of overcoming adversity, tears of a SEA Games champion. "So many years of doubting myself, getting the bronze three…

SINGAPORE: Growing up, 16-year-old Zeanne Law would watch videos of various wushu exponents she admired, one of whom was Vietnam's Thi Minh Huyen Tran. But on Sunday (May 15), Law had a chance to see her in the flesh, and dressed in a…

While he missed out on a medal in 2017, Loh would secure a silver two years later, losing to Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia in the final.  "I've gotten bronze and silver in the individual event, but have never gotten gold before. Naturally, that…

HANOI: Myanmar's e-sports athletes must battle not only online opponents but also a creaky national infrastructure in their bid to make it in the ferociously competitive world of gaming. A relative newcomer to the fast-growing electronic…

SINGAPORE: As a child, one of Alvin Woo's frequent haunts was a Ghim Moh senior citizens' corner near his home. There he would hone his skills in xiangqi (Chinese chess), take on all comers and build his confidence. "I was quite regular.…

HANOI: They stood separated by several inches atop the rostrum at the Cau Giay gymnasium on Friday (May 13), but what differentiated Malaysia's Clement Ting and Singapore's Jowen Lim on the field was the slightest of margins.  In this…

HANOI: The Southeast Asian Games open in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi on Thursday (May 12) after a six-month COVID-19 delay with Southeast Asian pride at stake in everything from football to bodybuilding and e-sports. More than 5,000…

SINGAPORE: After his 1-2 loss to Cambodia's Chhoeung Lvay in the men's Under-71kg low kick quarter-finals on Monday (May 9), kickboxer Nazri Sutari gestured to reporters that he needed a moment. There was disappointment, anger and a sense…

SINGAPORE: The Singapore men's football team fell to their first defeat at the SEA Games in Vietnam following a 5-0 loss to Thailand on Monday (May 9). Thailand dominated much of the possession in the first half as they made continuous…

SINGAPORE: Just as the afternoon sunshine melted into angry storm clouds, Singapore's hopes of a victory against Laos in their SEA Games opener looked to be rapidly dissipating on Saturday (May 7). In front of a partisan crowd at Vietnam's…