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Sinar Daily
19-05-2025
- Health
- Sinar Daily
Former gold medalist shares how mental health shaped his life choices.
15 May 2025 03:51pm Former Asean Para Games gold medalist Anas Zul Amirul Sidi revealed that his retirement several years ago stemmed from mental health, emphasising that well-being goes beyond physical fitness. Anas, who has an intellectual disability, clearly articulated the crucial role mental health plays in his major life decisions, whether in coaching or representing the country as an athlete. WATCH FULL VIDEO: FACEBOOK: YOUTUBE: #Inspiration #Resilience #OvercomingObstacles #Podcast #AthleteJourney #ParaAthlete #NeverGiveUp #Motivation #Coach #SportsMatters #SinarDaily
Sinar Daily
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sinar Daily
The Discipline of a Champion: Anas Zul Amirul Sidi's Golden Standard
19 May 2025 09:45am From the rigorous discipline of a swimming champion to the intricate world of Tamiya model kits, former Asean Para Games gold medalist Anas Zul Amirul Sidi reveals the passions that drive him. But ultimately, it's discipline that carved his path to success. #Swimming #ParaAseanGames #Asia #Asean #Sports #GoldMedal #Resilience #Podcast #Athlete #ParaAthlete #Motivation #SportsMatters #SinarDaily More Like This
Straits Times
22-04-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
Forum: Refreshed master plan boosts disability sports opportunities
We thank the writer for his letter 'Athletes with disabilities deserve equal space, coverage and respect' (April 10) and for showing his support for athletes with disabilities. Inclusion through sport is powerful. We believe that sport transforms mindsets and builds inclusivity, where persons of all abilities can engage with one another and create shared experiences. The disability sport movement in Singapore has grown from strength to strength. In 2015, we hosted the Asean Para Games for the first time and also opened the first inclusive gym at the Enabling Village. A year later, we launched the Disability Sports Master Plan (DSMP) to raise awareness of disability sports and expand opportunities for sports participation among persons with disabilities. Since then, we have made sports facilities and programmes more accessible for the disability community. Sports participation among persons with disabilities increased from 28 per cent in 2015 to 46 per cent in 2023. Between 2016 and 2023, 55,000 persons with disabilities participated in disability sports activities. The refreshed DSMP 2024, launched in November, will further enhance the awareness and accessibility to disability sport activities for persons of all abilities. This includes ensuring that all mainstream schools conduct programmes for students to experience disability sports by 2028. For those who aspire to achieve greater heights, we have also expanded support. For instance, in 2022, we launched the ActiveSG Para Sport Academy for young para-athletes to train under qualified coaches. Team Singapore para-athletes have done us proud at international games such as the 2023 Asean Para Games and 2024 Paris Paralympics. It was heartening to see Singaporeans cheer and support our Paralympians during the open-top bus parade last year. In September, we will be hosting the World Para Swimming Championships at the Sports Hub. We hope people will support our para-athletes who will compete against the best para-athletes from the world. We will continue to identify opportunities to profile stories of persons with disabilities who play sports regularly as well as those who support persons with disabilities to do so. We hope that this will help to increase awareness of disability sports, promote regular participation, and encourage caregivers to support their loved ones to stay active through sports. We look forward to working together with different stakeholders and the wider community, including the writer, to build a more inclusive and sustainable sporting ecosystem in Singapore. Lim Tze Jiat Senior Director, Sports Division Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth More on this Topic Forum: What readers are saying Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
