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When Nur Syahidah Alim won two gold medals at the ASEAN Para Games in 2015 on home soil in Singapore, she did not realise what a life-changing event that moment would end up being.
The Para archer broke new ground for her sport in the Southeast Asian island-state: it was the first time Singapore had sent Para archers to any multi-sport event, and yet still finished with two golds, with Syahidah winning in both individual and team events.
“We were fairly underdogs, because it was the first time [Singapore took part in] Para archery in 2015 and there wasn’t any expectation in terms of outcome,” Syahidah explained, speaking to Olympics.com in an exclusive interview earlier this year.
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The Para archer broke new ground for her sport in the Southeast Asian island-state: it was the first time Singapore had sent Para archers to any multi-sport event, and yet still finished with two golds, with Syahidah winning in both individual and team events.
“We were fairly underdogs, because it was the first time [Singapore took part in] Para archery in 2015 and there wasn’t any expectation in terms of outcome,” Syahidah explained, speaking to Olympics.com in an exclusive interview earlier this year.
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