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thesundaytimes April 12, 2009

Ong secures Bahrain title

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Text and pictures by

Terence Tan

Elston Wong Jia Yong, 21

Singapore’s No.1 gets today, everyone was bowling really The Bahrain tournament was
the 2002 Asian Games triple gold Student (nephew of Felicia
well. The scores were very high, es-
first win of the year pecially in the beginning. A 220 medallist’s second trip to the Mid- Wong)
and $30,000 cheque game would have been poor.” dle East in a few weeks. He finished
Remy averaged 247 pinfalls for ninth in Qatar’s H.H. Emir Cup Height: 1.71m Weight: 62kg
after ousting Kuwaiti the eight games in qualification. He tournament last month. He will re-
attributed the unusually high turn at month’s end for a tourna-
Exercise regimen: I participate
Jonathan Wong scores to the lanes and oiling pat- ment in Saudi Arabia.
The Bahrain win validates the in triathlons and other
terns. endurance races. So I mainly
Singapore’s top bowler Remy Ong “I had to change my position Singapore Bowling Federation and
Ong’s decision to compete in more swim, cycle and run. The
finally returned to the winner’s po- quite a few times during the games,
international tournaments, instead occasional weight training or
dium – nearly nine months after to try and get the right carry,” he
of just focusing on the Asian cir- static workouts help to
his last individual title. said.
“I was just hanging in there and cuit. strengthen my core muscle
The 30-year-old claimed victory
trying to grind out a result,” added Said Ong, who started travelling groups. The frequency, intensity
at the Bahrain International Open
the seasoned international, whose to more European and Middle East- and mileage of each workout
in the capital Manama yesterday.
biggest victory came in 2006 when ern events last year: “The exposure vary according to the events I
Ong scorched the lanes at the
he was a double gold medallist (Sin- has made me a better bowler. prepare for.
Fun Land Bowling Centre, notch- “Competing alone, without
ing 279 pinfalls in the stepladder fi- gles and All-Events) at the World
your teammates, can be tough. But
nal to beat Kuwait’s Mohammed Championships in Busan. PHOTO COURTESY OF TERENCE YAW Diet: I do not take any special
it make you more independent and
Kamel’s score by 75 pinfalls. Yesterday, the left-handed hook diet. I just fuel my body with
mentally stronger.”
In a phone interview, he said: bowler claimed the top prize of whatever it craves. Generally, I
“It’s nice to get this title. Winning US$20,000 (S$30,000).
“It was crazy out there He still hopes to compete
against the world’s best in The Pro- eat healthy food and take several
is definitely not easy, it takes that The win follows his last individu- today, everyone was fessional Bowlers Association Tour. small meals a day to keep my
extra edge to get there. I’m glad I al triumph – the singles title at the bowling really well. The But he is not yet prepared to turn metabolic rate going. My only
had that today.” Storm San Marino Open last July.
In the final qualification round In November, he also captured scores were very high, pro. weakness is chocolate.
He said: “That would mean not
he registered 1,979, a mere 11 pin- the men’s doubles title (with Shaun especially in the being able to represent Singapore at
Felicia Wong, 46
falls ahead of second-placed Kamel, Ng) and mixed doubles (Jazreel beginning. A 220 game the Asian Games. I still want to win
Homemaker
to finish as the top qualifier for the Tan) at the Commonwealth Ten- medals for Singapore.”
five-man step-ladder finals. pin Bowling Championships in Bel- would have been poor.”
He said: “It was crazy out there fast. REMY ONG [email protected] Height: 1.5m Weight: 46kg

Exercise regimen: Several years

back, I started out exercising
purely for aesthetics. Along the
way, I picked up long runs which
IN BRIEF eventually evolved into doing
marathons now. Typically, I will
run three times a week, with
Warriors take top varying degrees of intensity and
distances. I swim twice a week
spot with big win and work out in the gym on
Singapore Armed Forces FC weekends.
lodged the biggest scoreline
in this season’s S-League Diet: I don’t follow the typical
when they hammered Seng- Asian diet of three big meals but
kang Punggol 7-1 at the Hou- eat as and when I like. I don’t
gang Stadium yesterday. avoid red meat and my meals
Braces by Therdsak Chaim- usually consist of a variety of
an and Ahmad Latiff fruits and vegetables, with rice as
Khamarudin were followed my main staple. I have a soft
by strikes from Mustaqim spot for pastries and will never
Manzur, Aleksandar Duric give up my carbs.
and Kenji Arai. Sengkang’s
If you think you or any of your
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hadur.
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The Warriors returned to
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the top of the table with 18
points, ahead of Brunei’s DP-
PHOTO: XINHUA
MM on goal difference. Seng-
kang remain at the bottom China’s Jiao Liuyang not only broke Tao Li’s 100m butterfly Asian record, but also teammate Zhou’s 50m fly mark. Scoresheet
with five points.

Murder charges
in Adenhart death
Tao Li loses Asian record BASKETBALL
NBA: Cleveland 102 Philadelphia 92,
Atlanta 122 Indiana 118, Boston 105
Miami 98, Detroit 100 New Jersey 93,
(Ger) 6-3 3-6 6-3, Evgeny Korolev
(Rus) bt Guillermo Canas (Arg) 2-6
6-3 6-4, Lleyton Hewitt (Aus) bt Guill-
ermo Garcia-Lopez (Esp) 6-3 6-4.
Los Angeles – A 22-year-old Memphis 106 Phoenix 89, Oklahoma ATP Casablanca Open in Morocco,
man accused of running a red When Tao Li heard that her 100m The record stood for eight 0.22 sec off teammate Zhou Yafei’s City 84 Charlotte 81, Washington q-finals: Igor Andreev (Rus) bt Marc
light while drunk and caus- butterfly Asian record was broken months before Jiao sliced 0.38sec 2006 record. 100 Toronto 98, NY Knicks 105 Orlan- Gicquel (Fra) 6-1 6-3, Albert Mon-
ing the crash that killed Los by China’s Jiao Liuyang last week, off it on the second day of compe- Jiao’s most recent achieve- do 95, Dallas 100 New Orleans 92, tanes (Esp) bt Frederico Gil (Por) 7-6
Angeles Angels pitcher Nick she was understandably upset. tition at the Chinese National ments have made her one to San Antonio 105 Utah 99, Portland (5) 6-4, Juan Carlos Ferrero (Esp) bt
Adenhart and two others was However, the feisty national Swimming Championships, watch and also a threat to Tao Li’s 106 LA Lakers 98, Houston 113 Gold- Victor Hanescu (Rom) 6-3 7-5, Florent
charged with three counts of swimmer was not inconsolable, which end today. The 18-year-old hopes of retaining her 50m fly ti- en State 109, LA Clippers 109 Sacra- Serra (Fra) bt Teimuraz Gabashvili
second-degree murder on Fri- said her coach Peter Churchill. touched home in 57.16sec. tle, which she claimed in 26.73sec, mento 78. (Rus) 6-0 6-4.
day. at next year’s Guangzhou Asian WTA claycourt tournament in Flori-
Instead, it fuelled the Her time was 0.55sec off world-
Andrew Thomas Gallo will Games. da, q-finals: Nadia Petrova (Rus) bt
19-year-old’s burning desire to im- record pace and 0.43sec behind FOOTBALL
be arraigned tomorrow in Or- Alona Bondarenko (Ukr) 4-6 6-3 7-6
prove further. Australian Libby Trickett’s But Churchill said his charge Dutch Eredivisie: NAC Breda 0 AZ Alk-
ange County. (7-5), Aleksandra Wozniak (Can) bt
“I don’t think it bothers her gold-medal timing in Beijing. But will not be intimidated by the chal- maar 1.
Angels players and fans Tamira Paszek (Aut) 6-3 3-6 7-6 (7),
much now,” said the Australian it would have secured her a bronze lenge. Italian Serie A: Bologna 1 Siena 4, Caroline Wozniacki (Den) bt Daniela
honoured Adenhart in an yesterday. “It just makes her want – Australian Jessicah Schipper was “Tao Li won the 50m fly at the Chievo Verona 0 AC Milan 1, Fiorenti-
emotional pre-game ceremo- Hantuchova (Svk) 6-2 6-2, Elena
to try harder and improve. third with 57.25sec then. 2006 Asian Games even though na 2 Cagliari 1, Inter Milan 2 Palermo Vesnina (Rus) bt Dominika Cibulkova
ny on Friday, before the An- “We’re looking forward to the Jiao, who won a silver medal at she wasn’t the fastest qualifier,” he 2, Lazio 4 AS Roma 2, Lecce 1 Samp-
gels beat the Boston Red Sox (Svk) 7-5 6-7 (5) 6-3.
raised level of competition at next the Olympics in the 200m butter- said. doria 3, Napoli 0 Atalanta Bergamo 0, WTA Andalucia C’ships in Marbella,
6-3. “It’s not so much about who Torino 2 Catania 1.
year’s Asian Games.” fly, broke her second Asian record Spain, q-finals: Jelena Jankovic (Srb) bt
AFP has the fastest timing but who
Tao Li had set the Asian record of the meet on Friday. Roberta Vinci (Ita) 3-6 6-3 7-6 (6), Ana-
of 57.54 seconds in the semi-finals She clocked 26.08sec in the does well on the day itself.” TENNIS bel Medina Garrigues (Esp) bt Sara Er-
Ting Wen registers of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. semi-finals of the 50m fly to shave Valerie Chia ATP US Claycourt C’ships in Hou- rani (Ita) 6-2 6-7 (4) 7-5, Carla Suarez
ston, q-finals: Wayne Odesnik (USA) Navarro (Esp) bt Klara Zakopalova
personal best time bt John Isner (USA) 7-5 3-6 7-6 (7-5), (Cze) 6-1 6-2, Sorana Cirstea (Rom) bt
Quah Ting Wen clocked a per- Bjorn Phau (Ger) bt Tommy Haas Kaia Kanepi (Est) 6-4 2-6 7-5.

Panel address sporting issues

sonal-best 1min 2.86sec to
win the 100m butterfly at the
South-east Asian Inter Club TV times
Swimming Championships
yesterday.
The 16-year-old also won Jonathan Wong BADMINTON GOLF
the 400m freestyle and 400m Valerie Chia Asian Championships: Finals (Live, Live from The Masters: (Ch26,
individual medley at the Sin- Ch22, 11am). 1pm). The Masters: Day 4 (Live,
gapore Sports School. Ch24, tomorrow, 2am).
Clarice Lim had her doubts. Was
She will swim in the 200m FOOTBALL
Singapore serious about promot-
fly today, the final day of MOTOR CYCLING
ing sports or did the Republic have English Premier League: Aston Villa v
competition. Moto GP, Qatar (Live, Ch23, tomor-
its eyes set only on Olympic glory? Everton (8.55pm), Man City v Fulham
More than 20 clubs from row, 12.57am).
The 27-year-old Republic Poly- (11.05pm) – Live, Ch27.
around the region and
technic academic staff’s question German Bundesliga: Stuttgart v Ham-
around 500 swimmers took was among several raised by a MOTOR RACING
part in the three-day event. burger SV (Live, Ch21, 10.55pm). A1 GP, Portugal: Main race (Live,
40-strong audience, at a People’s Spanish Primera Liga: Real Madrid v
Association Youth Movement poli- Ch24, 9pm).
Real Valladolid (Live, Ch22,
Rossi to donate to cy forum yesterday at Fico Sports
10.55pm), Sporting Gijon v Valencia, TENNIS
Hub in Jurong.
earthquake victims Fielding their queries were Sen- Sevilla v Getafe, Deportivo v Atletico ATP US Claycourt C’ships: Doubles fi-
ior Parliamentary Secretary (Com- Madrid (Live, Ch27, tomorrow, nal (6.30am). Men’s final (tomorrow,
Rome – World Moto GP 2.55am). 3am) – Live, Ch21.
champion Valentino Rossi munity Development, Youth and
(below) will donate the earn- Sports) Teo Ser Luck, MP for Hong
ings from his newspaper col- Kah GRC Zaqy Mohamad and PHOTO: JOSEPH NAIR FOR THE STRAITS TIMES
former national sprinter C. Kuna- (Bottom row from left) Former national sprinter C. Kunalan (partially
umn to the victims of the
lan. hidden), Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Ministry of Community
Events
Abruzzo earthquake, which
has claimed 291 lives in cen- In response to Lim’s query, Mr Development, Youth and Sports) Teo Ser Luck and Zaqy Mohamad (MP for
Teo said the country should not Hong Kah GRC) at yesterday’s forum to discuss sporting culture here. FOOTBALL Dinghy and byte classes (SAF Yacht
tral Italy.
just focus on medals, but also on S-League: Geylang v Home (Bedok, Club, 11am).
The popular 30-year-old
cultivating a greater sporting cul- Mr Zaky admitted that even higher levels like the Asian 7.45pm).
will be writing a column in It-
ture here. with policies such as the Dual Use Games, said Mr Teo. SWIMMING
aly’s most read newspaper,
“We want to build a system School Fields Scheme – which al- Said forum participant Hasibah SAILING Asean Inter-Club Age Group C’ships
the Gazzetta dello Sport, that encourages Singaporeans to
throughout the Moto GP sea- lows the public access to over 100 Nur Abu Bakar: “The panellists ST Marine SAFYC (Changi) Regatta: (Singapore Sports School, 9am).
take part in sports, not just at the schools during weekends – more managed to answer our questions
son, which begins today in elite level but the masses too,” he
Qatar. can be done to encourage an ac- quite well.
added. “It was useful as they shed light
AFP tive lifestyle.
During the three-hour session, on areas that I wasn’t aware of,
other topics brought up ranged Singapore’s recent successes,
like matters at the grassroot levels.
from the changing mindset of par- like the women’s table tennis
“Hopefully this will lead to
ents regarding a career in sports team silver medal at last year’s Bei- measures being taken to tackle the
for their children, to the impor- jing Olympics, have also raised the issues raised.”
tance of events like next year’s bar in terms of sporting achieve- There was further optimism for
Youth Olympic Games in enhanc- ment. the future of sports here. Mr Teo re-
ing Singapore’s standing as a glo- But, while the importance of vealed that a new tie-up between
bal sports hub. the South-east Asia Games should the MCYS and the Ministry of Edu-
Another issue was the use of not be overlooked, the Republic cation to develop young athletes
public space for sporting activities. must be hungrier for success at will be unveiled tomorrow.