Singapore sends youngest team ever to Netball World Cup, eyes tournament as stepping stone to regional success
SINGAPORE: Singapore has assembled its youngest team ever for the Netball World Cup in South Africa next week.
“I still want to explore and put myself out there for many things and also focus on netball, because it's a very important year we are going to many competitions.” While winning the World Cup may be too ambitious a target for Singapore, Lim hopes the team can take lessons away from the outing, and bring them to the upcoming string of Asian competitions.
Thailand Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan receiving the SEA Games federation flag during the closing ceremony of the last edition in Cambodia. The association’s executive director Cyrus Medora told CNA: “Growing the sport in the region will help us to get more established, and therefore maybe attract more people more kids here to want to play as well.”
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