Singapore, 4 October 2025 – A total of 54 young athletes across 11 sports will don the national colours to represent Singapore at the third edition of the Asian Youth Games (AYG), which will be held in Bahrain from 22 to 31 October 2025.

The Team Singapore Flag Presentation Ceremony, held this afternoon at *SCAPE, marked a significant milestone in the athletes’ journey to the Games. The event was officiated by Ms Grace Fu, President of the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC), who was the Guest of Honour.

The contingent will be led by Chef de Mission Dr Low Chee Yong, Head of the High Performance Sport Science & Medicine Centre at the High Performance Sport Institute.

This year’s contingent will feature athletes competing in 11 sports:
Athletics, Badminton, Equestrian, Golf, Jiu-Jitsu, Pencak Silat, Taekwondo, Swimming, Table Tennis, Triathlon and Wrestling. Singapore will also make its debut in seven sports at the AYG: Equestrian, Golf, Jiu-Jitsu, Pencak Silat, Taekwondo, Triathlon and Wrestling.

The Flag Bearers for the contingent are Daryen Ko (Athletics) and Nur Isabella Schiering (Triathlon), while Yasmine Bonehill (Equestrian) led the contingent in reciting the athletes’ pledge during the ceremony.

Dual Campaigners Across AYG and SEA Games

Six athletes will represent Singapore at both the Bahrain 2025 AYG and the 2025 SEA Games in Thailand, showcasing their versatility and resilience across multiple major Games. They are:

• Shannon Tan (Athletics)
• Chiara Mei Corbi (Equestrian)
• Julia Yeo (Swimming)
• Tedd Windsor Chan (Swimming)
• Jemma Hadden (Triathlon)
• Loy Ming Ying (Table Tennis)

About the Asian Youth Games

The Asian Youth Games is organised by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). The third edition in Bahrain will feature 223 events across 24 sports, with about 4,000 athletes from 45 National Olympic Committees expected to compete.

Singapore has participated in every edition of the Games held to date – first in 2009, when the Republic hosted the inaugural AYG, and again in 2013, when the Games were staged in Nanjing, China.

Quote from Chef de Mission Dr Low Chee Yong:

“The Asian Youth Games provides an important platform for our young athletes to gain international exposure early in their sporting journey. For most of them, this will be their debut major Games, and the experience will be invaluable in shaping their development as athletes. These Games are a crucial stepping stone in preparing them for future major competitions and in raising Singapore’s sporting standards. I’m proud of the commitment and hard work our athletes have put in, and I hope many of them will go on to represent Singapore on bigger stages in the years ahead. I’m confident they will embody the values of Team Singapore as they take on the region’s best.”