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New golden girl

THEY had each won two golds before yesterday began.

And both swimmer Quah Ting Wen and bowler New Hui Fen had opportunities to add more victories to their list of stellar performances yesterday at the Asian Youth Games (AYG).

Ting Wen had the 100m freestyle and 4x100m free relay, while Hui Fen was in contention for the Masters title.

Who will become Singapore's AYG Golden Girl?

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In the arena

» China top medal tally as swimmers shine

» A Korean star is born

» One for Singapore's boys at last

Athletes in action

» Photos: Head turners at AYG

» Photos: Beach volleyball babes and bums

» Photos: 3-on-3 basketball

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Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 China 25 16 11 52
2 S. Korea 20 17 17 54
3 Thailand 11 7 2 20
4 Singapore 9 6 15 30
5 Hong Kong 5 8 5 18
6 Japan 5 6 4 18
7 India 5 3 3 11
8 Kazakhstan 4 6 4 14
9 Kuwait 2 2 5 11
10 N. Korea 1 4 4 9
11 Iran 1 3 2 6
12 Taiwan 1 2 7 10
13 Yemen 1 0 0 1
14 Qatar 0 2 0 2
14 Vietnam 0 2 0 2
16 Saudi Arabia 0 1 2 3
16 Sri Lanka 0 1 2 3
18 Philippines 0 1 1 2
19 Macau 0 1 0 1
20 Uzbekistan 0 0 3 3
Updated on July 7, 0900hrs (More at www.ayg2009.sg)

Rising stars

Sailor: Darren Choy Diver: Zhang Yanquan
Diving: Zhang Yanquan Windsurfing: Chuah Jun Ler
Football: Jeffrey Lightfoot Swimming: Quah Ting Wen
Track: Liang Wei Table Tennis: Isabella Li

More stories

» Pressing for a rule change
» I want to be world famous
» One in ten thousand
» Going by the book hurts the Games
» Liquid gold
» Ketin and Ximing share gold

» S'pore takes gold and silver in 50m freestyle
» S'pore, Thailand take golds in sailing

» Singapore wins fourth gold
» Singapore bags 2 more golds
» 2nd AYG gold for S'pore
» So close to a gold medal, yet so far...
» From the mountains to the beach
» Diversity amid 3-on-3 basketball
» She wouldn't have been 1st AYG champ if born a day earlier
» China shooter takes gold
» Singapore Cubs exit
» Chinese diver clinches AYG's first gold
» Singapore grabs its first medals
» China team overpowers S'pore
» Table tennis games held back
» Shine on, AYG!
» Give S'pore a boost, go watch the Games
» United in relay
» Keeper falls short
» S'pore can hit medal target
» No kidding, the AYG are more than just games
» Football: Sucker punch
» Youths too busy with school to watch AYG

Readers' comments

» Reader: Organisation of AYG needs improvement

» Forum: S'pore's first AYG gold medal

» Forum: Youths too busy with school to watch AYG

Opening Ceremony

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