Aniq ‘Asri Yazid had the odds stacked against him in the World Pencak Silat Championships (Class B, 50-55kg) final, held in Malacca in July 2022. Not only was the 17-year-old battling a knee injury, his opponent was Malaysia’s Khairi Adib, backed by a loud and...
On Tuesday, he was named the Singapore Sports School’s Moo Soon Chong outstanding student-athlete of the year , for those who excel in both sport and studies while displaying exemplary conduct. National swimmer Maximillian Ang received the same award under the post-secondary category from Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Edwin Tong.became the first Singaporean male to win the 200m breaststroke gold.
He also broke the national record in the 100m breast where he took silver. He collected five medals in total. Success did not come easy though Ang, 21, trained twice a day while pursuing his diploma in sport and leisure management. While most of his friends were asleep, he was in the pool doing laps at 5.45am.
He said: “I’m not a morning person. Everytime I wake up at five in the morning I always question myself ‘why am I doing this’. It’s not a very nice feeling and sometimes I will feel like giving up... but I always remind myself that in order to be the best I have to do things other people will not do.”and clocked personal bests in the 50m and 100m breast. In the heats of the latter, he raced alongside his idol Adam Peaty, Great Britain’s Olympic champion.
Aside from Ang and Aniq, other winners on Tuesday were Nur Shaqira Sheik Alau’ddin , Wong Xin Ru – for the Moo Soon Chong award – while Fernal Tan and Nur Insyirah Khan received the Annabel Pennefather Excellence award. Chan Jun Kai and Joel Chiu took home the Tan Howe Liang Excellence award.
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