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Loh Kean Yew
Loh Kean Yew (; born 26 June 1997) is a Singaporean badminton player. He is the former men's singles world champion, winning the title at the 2021 BWF World Championships, becoming the first Singaporean to achieve this feat. Born in Penang, Malaysia, Loh's success as a child within its state team saw him receive a scholarship from the Singapore Sports School. He made his international debut for Singapore at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games, becoming a Singaporean citizen that same year. He went on to represent Singapore in several international competitions, including the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Early life and education Loh Kean Yew was born on 26 June 1997 in Penang, Malaysia, as the youngest son with three elder brothers, to his parents Loh Pin Keat and Grace Gan. His mother described him as "very cheeky" when he was young, and able to talk his way out of trouble. According to Loh, he began playing badminton at the age of four, at the gate of his house, along with his brothers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luo (surname)
Luo or Lo refers to the Mandarin romanizations of the Chinese surnames 羅 (Simplified Chinese: 罗, pinyin: Luó, Jyutping: Lo4) and 駱 (Simplified Chinese: 骆, pinyin: Luò, Jyutping: Lok3). Of the two surnames, wikt:罗 is much more common among Chinese people. According to the Cantonese pronunciation, it can also refer to 盧. In Cantonese, 罗/羅 is usually romanized as Lo and Law. In Teochew, 罗/羅 is most commonly transliterated as Low while in the Hokkien dialect it is romanized as Loke. In North Korea, 羅 is transcribed as 라 (Ra) and South Korea is transcribed as 나 (Na). In Vietnam, the name 羅 is pronounced La. It is the 75th name on the ''Hundred Family Surnames'' poem.K. S. Tom. 989(1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. . Origins The origin of the Luo surname dates back to descendants of Luo, a feudal state which existed during the Shang dynasty to the Warring States period (modern da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton At The 2021 Southeast Asian Games – Individual Event
The individual events for badminton at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games will be held from 19 to 22 May 2022 at the Bac Giang Gymnasium, Bắc Giang, Vietnam. It will be contesting 5 events: the men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles and mixed doubles. Men's singles Seeds # Loh Kean Yew (silver medalist) # Kunlavut Vitidsarn (gold medalist) # Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo ''(quarter-finals)'' # Khosit Phetpradab ''(quarter-finals)'' Draw Women's singles Seeds # Pornpawee Chochuwong (gold medalist) # Yeo Jia Min ''(quarter-finals)'' Draw Men's doubles Seeds # Pramudya Kusumawardana / Yeremia Rambitan (silver medalist) # Leo Rolly Carnando / Daniel Marthin (gold medalist) # Man Wei Chong / Tee Kai Wun ''(withdrew)'' # Terry Hee / Loh Kean Hean (bronze medalist) Draw Women's doubles Seeds # Jongkolphan Kititharakul / Rawinda Prajongjai ''(quarter-finals)'' # Benyapa Aimsaard / Nuntakarn Aimsaard (silver medalist) Draw Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China Press
''China Press'' () is a Malaysian Chinese-language newspaper set up by Henry Lee Hau Shik and first published on 1 February 1946 in Kuala Lumpur. On 13 May 1969, ''China Press'' was suspended for a month following its publication of a court news item after the 13 May Incident. ''China Press'' relaunched in 1986, and by 1988, its daily circulation had increased from 20,000 to 100,000, making it the fastest-growing paper in Malaysia. Today, its daily circulation of about 154,000 makes it the second best selling Chinese daily newspaper A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports a ... in Malaysia. Its Night edition paper is the most popularNote that in Malaysia, only Chinese language newspapers publishes at night. in Malaysia with a circulation of about 48,000. Due to its popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lianhe Wanbao
Lianhe Wanbao (; literally Joint Evening News) was a Singapore Chinese afternoon newspaper published daily by SPH Media Trust from 16 March 1983 after the merger between ''Nanyang Siang Pau'' and '' Sin Chew Jit Poh''. ''Lianhe Wanbao'' focused mainly on local and entertainment news with minimal international coverage. As such it was in competition with another SPH paper ''Shin Min Daily News''. Amongst Singapore readers ''Lianhe Wanbao'' was often regarded more of a tabloid published in broadsheet form, and the veracity of some reports (mostly reproduced from tabloids or gossip magazines from Hong Kong or Taiwan) was sometimes questioned. In 2021, ''Lianhe Wanbao'' merged into ''Shin Min Daily News'', and published its last edition on 24 December. History The newspaper was started along with ''Lianhe Zaobao'' (Joint Morning News) in March 1983 as part of the ''Nanyang Siang Pau'' and '' Sin Chew Jit Poh'' merger. It had 40,000 subscribers at launch, which grew to 100,000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CNA (TV Network)
CNA (stylised as cna), which is an acronym derived from its previous name, Channel NewsAsia, is a Singaporean multinational news channel owned by the country's national public broadcaster Mediacorp. It broadcasts free-to-air domestically in Singapore and as a pay television channel internationally to 29 territories across the Asia-Pacific. The channel's logo is a stylised red letter A with folding patterns. The network has been positioned as an alternative to Western-based international media in its presentation of news from "an Asian perspective". It is run by Mediacorp News Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of the Singapore's media conglomerate Mediacorp Pte Ltd. Alongside its main focus as an English-language news television channel, CNA also broadcasts and produces news and current affairs content in Singapore's other official languages: Chinese, Malay and Tamil. Content is produced for Mediacorp's online platforms, with news bulletins made for and shown on the company's mass entert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Straits Times
''The Straits Times'' is an English-language daily broadsheet newspaper based in Singapore and currently owned by SPH Media Trust (previously Singapore Press Holdings). ''The Sunday Times'' is its Sunday edition. The newspaper was established on 15 July 1845 as ''The Straits Times and Singapore Journal of Commerce''. ''The Straits Times'' is considered a newspaper of record for Singapore. The print and digital editions of ''The Straits Times'' and ''The Sunday Times'' have a daily average circulation of 364,134 and 364,849 respectively in 2017, as audited by Audit Bureau of Circulations Singapore. Myanmar and Brunei editions are published, with newsprint circulations of 5,000 and 2,500 respectively. History The original conception for ''The Straits Times'' has been debated by historians of Singapore. Prior to 1845, the only English-language newspaper in Singapore was ''The'' ''Singapore Free Press'', founded by William Napier in 1835. Marterus Thaddeus Apcar, an Armenian mer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton At The 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's Singles
The men's singles badminton tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place from 24 July to 2 August 2021 at the Musashino Forest Sport Plaza at Tokyo. A total of 41 players from 36 nations actually competed at the tournament. Viktor Axelsen of Denmark won his first Olympic gold, defeating defending Olympic champion Chen Long from China. He became the first non-Asian — specifically Danish — to win Olympic badminton men's singles since Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen in 1996. Anthony Sinisuka Ginting of Indonesia won bronze by defeating four-time Olympian Kevin Cordón of Guatemala. He became the first Youth Olympic badminton medalist to win a medal at the Olympics, having also won bronze in 2014. Background This was the 8th appearance of the event as a full medal event. Badminton was introduced as a demonstration sport in 1972, held again as an exhibition sport in 1988, and added to the full programme in 1992; the men's singles tournament had been held since. The reigning champ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singapore Sports School
Singapore Sports School (SSP) is a specialised independent boarding school and statutory board under the purview of Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth of the Government of Singapore that offers an integrated sports and academic programme to secondary and post-secondary students in Singapore. Management Moo Soon Chong was the first principal of Singapore Sports School. He was assisted by Chua Choon Seng, Director of Corporate Services and Irwin Seet, Director of Sports, Seah Poh Chua, Director of Academics and School Administration, who was Dean of the Academic Wing then, and a core team. Moo Soon Chong retired on 14 December 2007 and Deborah Tan was appointed as the new principal of Singapore Sports School on the following day. Deborah Tan was appointed to a senior position at the Ministry of Education and left the school on 14 December 2013. Followed by Deborah Tan's departure, Tan Teck Hock is appointed as the new principal of Singapore Sports School. Tan Teck Hock ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton World Federation
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) is the international governing body for the sport of badminton recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It was founded in 1934 as the International Badminton Federation (IBF) with nine member nations (Canada, Denmark, England, France, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales). In 1981 the IBF merged with the World Badminton Federation, and on 24 September 2006, at the Extraordinary General Meeting in Madrid, the name of the organization was changed to Badminton World Federation (BWF). When the BWF was founded (as the IBF), its head office was located in Cheltenham, UK. The head office was relocated to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on October 1, 2005. Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen is the current president. The BWF currently has 176 member nations around the world, organized into 5 continental confederations. Continental federations The BWF works in co-operation with regional governing bodies to promote and develop the sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton At The 2021 Southeast Asian Games – Men's Team
The badminton men's team tournament at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games was held from 16 to 18 May 2022 at the Bac Giang Gymnasium, Bắc Giang, Vietnam. Schedule All times are Vietnam Standard Time (UTC+07:00) Bracket Quarter-finals Indonesia vs Cambodia Thailand vs Philippines Laos vs Singapore Vietnam vs Malaysia Semi-finals Indonesia vs Thailand Singapore vs Malaysia Finals Thailand vs Malaysia See also *Badminton at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games – Individual Event, Individual event *Badminton at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games – Women's team, Women's team tournament References Badminton at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games, Men's team {{DEFAULTSORT:Badminton at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games - Men's team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton At The 2017 Southeast Asian Games – Men's Team
The badminton men's team tournament at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur was held from 22 to 24 August at the Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r .... Schedule All times are Malaysia Standard Time ( UTC+08:00) Results Quarter-final Semi-final Final See also * Women's team tournament * Individual event References {{DEFAULTSORT:Badminton at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games - Men's team Men's team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton At The 2017 Southeast Asian Games
The badminton competitions at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur were held at Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil. The 2017 Games featured competitions in seven events (men 3 events, women 3 events, and mixed 1 events). Participating nations * * * * * * * * * * Medal summary Medalists Medal standings See also *Badminton at the 2017 ASEAN Para Games Para-Badminton, Badminton at the 2017 ASEAN Para Games was held at Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur. Classification Players were classified to six different classes as per determined by Badminton World Federation. Medal tally Medalists Men Wome ... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Badminton at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games Badminton tournaments in Malaysia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
