New golden girl
The Asian Youth Games ignites in Singapore from June 29 to July 7. -AsiaOne
Mon, Jul 06, 2009
AsiaOne
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?
In the arena
» China top medal tally as swimmers shine
» One for Singapore's boys at last
Athletes in action
» Photos: Beach volleyball babes and bums
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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
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| Sailor: Darren Choy | Diver: Zhang Yanquan |
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| Diving: Zhang Yanquan | Windsurfing: Chuah Jun Ler |
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| Football: Jeffrey Lightfoot | Swimming: Quah Ting Wen |
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| Track: Liang Wei | Table Tennis: Isabella Li |
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» Singapore wins fourth gold
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» Singapore grabs its first medals
» China team overpowers S'pore
» Table tennis games held back
» Shine on, AYG!
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» 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
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Opening Ceremony
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