Singapore swimmer Yip Pin Xiu wins gold in the 50m backstroke S2 at the Paris Olympics on Aug 31, 2024.
Photo: SportSG/Eng Chin An
SINGAPORE: Already one of Singapore’s most legendary athletes, swimmer Yip Pin Xiu added another feather in her cap with a gold medal in the women’s 50m backstroke S2 event on Sunday (Sep 1).
It was her second gold of the Paris Paralympics, and her seventh overall since making her Games debut in 2008.
She has also scored a historic three-peat of Paralympic golds in the 50m and 100m backstroke S2 events, emerging champion in both at the 2016, 2020 and 2024 editions.
CNA traces the 32-year-old’s journey.
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It was her second gold of the Paris Paralympics, and her seventh overall since making her Games debut in 2008.
She has also scored a historic three-peat of Paralympic golds in the 50m and 100m backstroke S2 events, emerging champion in both at the 2016, 2020 and 2024 editions.
CNA traces the 32-year-old’s journey.
Read More…