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Singapore at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

Singapore is competing at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September 2024.

Singapore at the
2024 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeSGP
NPCSingapore National Paralympic Committee
in Paris, France
August 28, 2024 (2024-08-28) – September 8, 2024 (2024-09-08)
Competitors10 in 5 sports
Flag bearer Toh Wei Soong
Medals
Gold
2
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
3
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Medalist

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Main article: 2024 Summer Paralympics medal table
Medal Name Sport Event Date References
  Gold Yip Pin Xiu Swimming Women's 100 metre backstroke S2 29 August [1]
  Gold Yip Pin Xiu Swimming Women's 50 metre backstroke S2 1 September [2]
  Silver Jeralyn Tan Boccia Women's individual BC1 2 September [3]

Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 0 1 1
Athletics 1 0 1
Boccia 0 1 1
Equestrian 0 3 3
Shooting 1 0 1
Swimming 1 2 3
Total 3 7 10

Archery

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Main articles: Archery at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Archery at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Singapore entered one athletes into the games by virtue of his result at the 2023 World Para Archery Championships in Plzeň, Czech Republic.[4]

Athlete Event Ranking Round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Score Seed Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Nur Syahidah Alim Women's individual compound 677 11 —   Lee (AUS)
L (133-135) 		Did not advance

Athletics

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Main articles: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Singapore sent one male shot-putter in the games.

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • DQ = Disqualified
  • PR = Paralympic Record
  • AR = Area (or continental) Record
  • NR = National Record
  • SB = Season's Best
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men's field
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Muhammad Diroy Noordin Shot put F40 8.68m 9

Boccia

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Main article: Boccia at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

Singapore entered one athletes into the Paralympics games, after nominated top two individual athletes in women's individual BC1 events, through the final world ranking.

Athlete Event Pool matches Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Jeralyn Tan Women's individual BC1   Aubert (FRA)
W (6-1) 		  Arrieta (ESP)
W (5-1) 		— — — 1 Q   Oliveira (BRA)
W (7-5) 		  Endo (JPN)
W (5-1) 		  Aubert (FRA)
L (4-5) 		 

Equestrian

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Main article: Equestrian at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

Singapore entered a full squad of four para-equestrianist into the Paralympic equestrian competition, as the highest Asian team, not yet qualified, through final world para dressage rankings.

Individual
Athlete Horse Event Total
Score Rank
Laurentia Tan Hickstead Individual championship test grade I 72.000% 5
Individual freestyle test grade I
Gemma Rose Foo Banestro Individual championship test grade I 68.917% 11
Individual freestyle test grade I Did not advance
Hilary Su Gambler Individual championship test grade III 61.700% 12
Individual freestyle test grade III Did not advance
Team
Athlete Horse Event Individual score Total
TT Score Rank
Laurentia Tan See above Team
Gemma Rose Foo
Hilary Su

Shooting

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Main articles: Shooting at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Shooting at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

For the first time in Paralympics history, Singapore entered one para-shooter's after achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2022, 2023 and 2024 world cup, 2022 World Championships, 2023 World Championships and 2022 Asian Para Games, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS).[5]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Daniel Chan P1 – 10 m air pistol SH1 561 10 Did not advance

Swimming

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Main articles: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Singapore entered three athletes by virtue of the results at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships after finishing in the top two places in Paralympic class disciplines;[6] and through the Minimum Qualification Standard (MQS) allocation slots.[7]

Men
Athlete Events Heats Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Toh Wei Soong 50 m freestyle S7 29.74 8 Q 29.51 8
100 m backstroke S7 1:16.24 9 Did not advance
50 m butterfly S7
Women
Athlete Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Yip Pin Xiu 50 m backstroke S2 1:05.06 1 Q 1:05.99  
100 m backstroke S2 2:18.19 1 Q 2:21.73  
Sophie Soon 100 m breaststroke SB12 1:31.83 8 Q 1:30.42 7

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Paris Paralympics: Singapore's Yip Pin Xiu wins gold in 100m backstroke S2 event". CNA. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  2. ^ "Singapore swimmer Yip Pin Xiu wins second gold at Paris Paralympics". CNA. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  3. ^ "After boccia silver, Singapore's Jeralyn Tan 'going for gold' at 2028 Paralympics". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  4. ^ "Olszewska serves two thrillers to grab Paris 2024 quota and reach final". World Archery. 21 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Quota Allocation After Santiago-2023" (PDF). Paralympics. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Yip Pin Xiu secures Singapore's first swimming slot for Paris 2024 Paralympics after clinching 6th world title". Youthopia. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  7. ^ "World Para Swimming Rankings Paris 2024 Paralympic Games" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
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