Singapore Open 2017 Singapore Sports Hub 27 April - 28 April 2017 Cougars Honorary Secretary, Ng Yew Cheo, competed in the 10,000m Women Open during the 79th Singapore Open 2017. Tough race... She represented Team Singapore and won the silver medal - an international medal! All thanks to coach and President of Cougars, Dr. Bala, for all his time and effort in coaching. Cougars Assistant Honorary, Ms Yow Chea Nuan, and Vice-President Competitions Organising, Miss Peggy Boey, supported during the event too. Peggy also participated in the race. Cheo at the prize ceremony, 2nd/ silver medal for 10,000m. Picture taken courtesy from Sports Hub. Dr. Bala coaches athletes to run their best! Faster a
1) SEA Games Boost 2) New National Technical Director 3) 4x100m Men's Relay Team Eye SEA Games Spot Read these three news articles on how Dr. Bala, SAA Vice-President Training and Selection, is raising the standards of Track and Field in Singapore with its new Technical Director, Mr. Herrmann Volker. Volker is recommended to SAA by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and is on a two-year contract. "This is definitely a boost (for the Games), but the SEA Games is a short-term goal," said Balasekaran. "We are looking at the long term, all the way to 2020, and we need to build the foundation (for the sport)." "I think he's going to look into most of the things we have
