SINGAPORE YOUTH OLYMPIC SCHOLARSHIP AWARD CEREMONY 

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The Olympic Council of Malaysia would like to congratulate Angeline Tang An Qi for being one of the six athletes who have been awarded the Singapore Youth Olympic Scholarship.

<i>“The scholarships are funded by the Singapore Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports, with operational support from the Singapore Sports School, the Singapore National Olympic Council, the Olympic Solidarity and the Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee.

Singapore’s Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew presented the first Youth Olympic Games Scholarships on Friday 13th August  as a legacy of the first-ever Youth Olympic Games, and as part of the country’s commitment to the Olympic Movement.
 
The scholarships aim to seed the pursuit of excellence and the forging of friendships. Six fully-funded scholarships to the Singapore Sports School were presented to students from Botswana, Guyana, Malaysia, Peru, Singapore and Thailand.
 
The other scholarship recipients are: Ebineng Seabe Beryl (Botswana, swimming), Jevina Raydon Sampson (Guyana, Athletics), Nieto Herrera Janina Sofia (Peru, table tennis), Ang Wan Qi (Singapore, table tennis), and Phiangkhwan Pawapotako (Thailand, swimming). 

Some 30 National Olympic Committees submitted a total of 54 applications for the scholarships between February and April 2010. In May and June, short-listed candidates were invited to Singapore for interviews, and recipients were informed of their selection in July”.</i>

Text of this is taken from Media Office, Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee 

The Olympic Council of Malaysia wishes Angeline Tan An Qi and all the rest of recipients the very best and it is hoped that they will become exemplary students and athletes when they begin their academic and sports education at the Singapore Sport School in 2011.

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Group photos of the six scholarship recipients together with the Ministers are: (Left to Right) Ebineng Seabe Beryl (Botswana, Swimming), Singapore's Minister for Community Development, Youth & Sports Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Angeline Tang An Qi (Malaysia, Table-Tennis), Singapore's Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, Nieto Herrera Janina Sofia (Peru, Table-Tennis), Representative for Jevina Raydon Sampson (Guyana, Athletics) who was absent, Ang Wan Qi (Singapore, Table-Tennis), and Phiangkhwan Pawapotako (Thailand, Swimming).and Chairman of the Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee Mr Ng Ser Miang at the Awards Ceremony of the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games(YOG), on Aug 13, 2010. Photo: SPH-SYOGOC/Kent Chow.

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(Left to Right) Ebineng Seabe Beryl (Botswana, Swimming),  Angeline Tang An Qi (Malaysia, Table-Tennis),  Nieto Herrera Janina Sofia (Peru, Table-Tennis), Ang Wan Qi (Singapore, Table-Tennis), and Phiangkhwan Pawapotako (Thailand, Swimming). Photo: SPH-SYOGOC/Kent Chow.

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Singapore's Minister for Community Development, Youth & Sports Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Angeline Tang An Qi (Malaysia, Table-Tennis), Singapore's Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew. Photo: SPH-SYOGOC/Kent Chow.