History of the Olympic Movement
The modern Olympic Games (French: Jeux olympiques[1]) are the leading international sporting event featuring summer and winter sports ...
In 2006, the 15th Asian Games held in Doha, Qatar.....
Mr Teo Chee Hean, Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security and Patron of the SNOC, graced the event as the Guest of Honour. Mr Tan Chuan-Jin, Minister for Social and Family Development and President of the SNOC, and Ms Grace Fu, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth, joined DPM Teo to present the awards to the deserving winners. On behalf of Vietnam Olympic Committee, Mr Hoang Vinh Giang, Vice President of the Olympic Council of Asia and Vice President of Vietnam Olympic Committee, attended the ceremony.
Singapore’s Olympic hero Joseph Schooling was named Singapore’s Sportsman of the Year with victory over the US Olympic Champion Michael Phelps in the 100m Butterfly (Swimming) to bag one gold medal for the Singapore Sport Contingent in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. (Ocasia.org)