MALAYSIAN AWARDED FIRST SINGAPORE YOUTH OLYMPIC SCHOLARSHIP

SINGAPORE, Aug 14 (Bernama) – Malaysia’s 12-year-old promising table tennis
player Angeline Tang An Qi is among six young athletes worldwide awarded with
the first Singapore Youth Olympics scholarships.

Singapore’s Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew presented the scholarships here Friday
as a legacy of the first-ever Youth Olympic Games which the country is hosting
this week, and as part of its commitment to the Olympic Movement.

For the record, the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) had selected
Angeline Tang as one of the most promising junior players worldwide for the ITTF
Hopes Team 2010.

She was also the women’s singles champion at the 2010 Penang Open
Championships and 3rd in the Under-13 singles at the 22nd Milo Malaysia Hopes Table
Tennis Championships.

The six fully-funded scholarships to the Singapore Sports School aim to
encourage the pursuit of excellence and forging of friendships.

The other five recipients are Ebineng Seabe Beryl (Botswana, swimming), Jevina
Raydon Sampson (Guyana, athletics), Nieto Herrera Janina Sofia (Peru, table
tennis), Ang Wan Qi (Singapore, table tennis) and Phiangkhwan Pawapotako
(Thailand, swimming).

Thirty national olympic committees submitted a total of 54 applications for the
scholarships between February and April this year.

In May and June, short-listed candidates were invited to Singapore for
interviews and the recipients were informed of their selection in July.

The scholarships are funded by the republic’s Community Development, Youth and
Sports Ministry, with operational support from the Singapore Sports School,
Singapore National Olympic Council, the Olympic Solidarity and the Singapore
Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee.
-- BERNAMA