SEA GAMES - experience the competitions live!

The 28th SEA Games has ended and Singapore has done incredibly well.  I managed to attend a few live events and had good memories of them....

At the Singapore Expo, wushu (Chinese martial arts) competition

And at the Singapore Indoor Stadium....

Opening Ceremony of the 28th South East Asian Games in Singapore

There was huge anticipation for the opening ceremony of the 28th SEA Games on 5 June 2015 at the new National Stadium.  Singapore was supposed to host the Games in 2013 but the Sports Hub was not ready then.  Well, better late than never.  The photo below showed the combined band performance during the pre-event segment.

The Big Singapore Welcome opened the Ceremony proper.

Sundown 2013

The Sundown run has been around for a few years and this was the first time I participated in it.  The idea of running at midnight was something new.

 From the moment that I stepped onto the train, I saw more and more people (with their running gear) heading towards the Promenade MRT Station and towards the F1 Pit Building.

Not a fit runner, I entered the 10 km race.

The route started from the pit building, past the Nicol Highway, turned towards the former People's Association Building and back to the starting point.

The route was generally ok, except at a few areas where there was a human traffic jam.  This was partly due to construction work along the way.

I managed to complete it within 1 hour 29 minutes.  Hopefully I could lower it to 1 hr 15 minutes next time round.

2011 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championship

It was after the rain where I walked past this event.


Maybe it was the weather, or maybe it was the nature of event, the crowd was thin. Nonetheless, good for Singapore to attract more such events here.