Monday, August 16, 2010

Singapore's 1st medal

Singapore had won the first YOG medal today, a bronze.

Taekwondo exponent Daryl Tan created Singapore sporting history this afternoon by becoming the Republic's first medal-winner at the Youth Olympic Games (YOG). The 17-year-old Raffles Institution (Junior College) student, clinched the bronze medal in the Boys 55kg competition after winning his quarter-final bout.

Here is a clip on the birth of the YOG medal. Setsuko FUKUZAWA from Japan is the grand prize winner of the Medal Design Competition. Her project has been chosen by the IOC jury as the winning medal design for the first ever Youth Olympic Games

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