Vietnam’s Phan Huy Hoang wins individual gold at World Xiangqi Open
The 18-year-old scored 13 points, finishing ahead of three leading Chinese players, while Vietnam took silver in both senior team events.
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The 18-year-old scored 13 points, finishing ahead of three leading Chinese players, while Vietnam took silver in both senior team events.
The 17-year-old’s sabre podium finish brought Singapore’s 2026 Youth Olympic Games tally to one gold, one silver and one bronze.
The 29-year-old plans to train in Melbourne and New Zealand ahead of a world championship offering 16 Olympic quota places in his class.
Paul Seixas and Soren Waerenskjold completed the podium, while Lim recorded the best local finish since the event began in 2022.
The runner has broken seven national records in 2026 since becoming a full-time athlete in February.
The 16-year-old will meet Taiwan’s Chen Min-hsin for a chance to win Singapore’s first Youth Olympic table tennis gold.
Yip Pin Xiu received her seventh sportswoman accolade, while Toh Wei Soong extended his run of sportsman awards to five.
The 16-year-old scored 18.713 points in Dakar as wushu made its debut as an Olympic medal sport.
Thailand’s Pornanong Phatlum won by four strokes, while Tan recorded her eighth top-10 finish of 2026 despite a painful left wrist.
Aloysius Gan and Nurulasyiqah Mohammad Taha secured boccia silver after Japan beat them 4-2 in the mixed pairs BC3 final.