Sporting event delegation
Singapore 2017 Asian Winter Games Sapporo and Obihiro , Japan from February 19 to 26.[ 1] [ 2] Asian Winter Games debut, the country sent twenty-two athletes in two sports (three disciplines).[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Short track speed skater Lucas Ng was the country's flagbearer during the parade of nations at the opening ceremony.[ 6]
Background
This will be the second multi-sport event (after the 2016 Asian Beach Games , where Singapore competed under the code of SGP, after changing it in late 2016 from SIN.[ 7] [ 8]
Competitors
The following table lists the Singaporean delegation per sport and gender.
Singapore competed in the figure skating competition for the first time ever.[ 3] [ 5] [ 9]
Individual
Athlete(s)
Event
SP
FP
Total
Points
Rank
Points
Rank
Points
Rank
Yu Shuran
Ladies
50.99
7
95.71
6
146.70
6
Chloe Ing
44.64
11
82.71
8
127.35
11
Ice hockey
The Singaporean hockey competed in division one.[ 10] [ 11] Asian Winter Games .[ 12] [ 13]
Singapore was represented by the following 18 athletes:[ 14] [ 15]
Legend : G = Goalie, D = Defense, F = Forward, C = Captain, A = Assistant captain
Game reference Referee: Linesmen: 12 min Penalties 4 min 16 Shots 45
Short track speed skating
Singapore entered two athletes (one male and one female) in the short track speed skating competitions.[ 16]
See also
References
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