SINGAPORE : Singapore’s Laurentia Tan has won a bronze medal in an Equestrian event on Tuesday, giving the country its first—ever medal at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games
Tan, who rode on horse "Nothing To Lose", took third placing in the Individual Championship Test Grade 1A event. Britain’s Anne Dunham and S Christiansen took the gold and silver respectively.
Tan will be the first to receive the Athletes Achievement Award (AAA) set up by the Singapore National Paralympic Council. The award comprises a monetary reward of S$25,000 for her bronze medal in the individual event.
The AAA incentives of S$100,000, S$50,000 and S$25,000 are respectively for gold, silver and bronze medal placings at the Paralympic Games individual events
Yes, congratulations and best wishes to Laurentia.
May I suggest for the next Paralympics games, you name your horse: "Going for Gold"
I think the names is fine. Its a mere reflection of singapore. Nothing to loose.
unfornately there seemed to be little attention given on this event.
Congratulations again, Laurentia. You did it again!
I'm really proud of you.
seriously...she is the greaterest. Think about the challenges she has to overcome before getting onto the race. Maybe govt could learn lesson from her.
Money Not Enough 3
Storyline:
Local and Employed sportsman are winning world medals, which was previously deemed impossible.
But, due to the FT scheme, this is possible now.
However, not enough money to pay them as the money have been allocated to send the mini-sters as cheerleaders to appear on international TV.
Solution:
Major reduction in price money and to force to the winners to "donate" part of the price money to the association they belong.
jack, story above got oomph or not?