Posts Tagged ‘Fencing’
Featured YOG Athlete: Rania Rahardja
August 10th, 2010 by CCA PROThe whole Singapore is trembling, not of our fear, but from the shivering bodies of our country mates’ opponents.
4 days. 96 hours. 5760 minutes. That is all the time that our athletes have left before they make their mark on the international scene. After years of intense preparation, crunch time has finally arrived.
Rania of 10S6F, is here to tell us about her journey.
Fencing is emerging very strongly in the Hwa Chong sports scene and the Singapore scene (is it?). When did you pick up fencing, and what did you have to go through to get to where you are now?
I started fencing when I was 14. I passed by a club on the way for tuition then and I thought the idea of “sword-fighting” seemed pretty fun. As I was on long term MC for the previous years, I was physically very weak when I picked up the sport. I had to work hard on physical conditioning. For a heads start, in secondary 3, I jogged about thrice a week in school before flag raising in the morning. I started with 3 rounds only, then gradually increased more each time.
How often do you practice fencing? Is there any form of cross-training needed to improve your fencing skills?
Currently, I train at least 5 times a week, including group lessons, private training as well as conditioning.
I think swimming and badminton are good forms of cross training. Badminton is similar to fencing as it involves a lot of wrist movement.
Standing at over 1.74m tall and unrivalled in prowess, do you look down at/on (?) your opponents?
I think being tall gives me an advantage in the sport, but natural physical built is not sufficient. Hard work and determination is whats crucial to succuess!
Anything else to say?
With all that passion ready to explode, we must always keep in mind that the YOG is in the end a game of sportsmanship from start to finish. So we must be humble in victory, and gracious in defeat.
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Competition Report: Fencing Team Championships
April 18th, 2010 by CCA PROIn the 5th National Inter-school Fencing Championships 2010, the Hwa Chong Fencing Team has achieved stellar results for the team events by winning 1 Gold, 2 Silver and 1 Bronze medals.
HC Fencing '10 with their haul of trophies!!
In the Women’s Epee team event, Rania Rahardja (10S6F), Wu Wingyau (09S7B), Lynn Cheng (09S7C) and Emma Chin (09S79) showed dominance by clinching the Gold medal.
Women's Epee Team (Emma, Wingyau, Lynn, Rania)
In the Men’s Foil team event, Julian Tee (09S6K), Jerrold Au (09S7A), John Lim (09S6A) and Ning Yu (09S6B) won the Silver medal despite intense competition from other schools.
Men's Foil Team (Julian, John, Jerrold and Ningyu who left early)
In the Women’s Sabre team event, Kwan Zi Xin (09S70), Lydia Ong (09S67), Chen Tian (09S67) and Cheng Hoi Man (09S7H) displayed tremendous fighting spirit, coming back from behind to clinch the Silver medal.
Women's Sabre Team (Chen Tian, Zi Xin, Lydia, Hoiman)
In the Men’s Sabre team event, Choy Yu Fong (09S7G), Chia Ling (09S7C), Tony Liu (09S7C) and Kenny Hee (09S70) fought hard against other teams with national team fencers and persevered, clinching the Bronze medal.
Men's Sabre Team (Yu Fong, Chia Ling, Tony and Kenny who left early)
The Hwa Chong Fencing Team would like to thank the school administration, teacher in charge Mr Colin Cheong, coaches Wu Jie and Dennis, and would like to wish the rest of the sport CCAs best of luck for the remainder of their seasons.
Check out the Hall of Fame on the Home page to view the achievements of HC Fencing ’10!!!
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This Week at a Glance!
April 17th, 2010 by CCA PROHey Hwa Chong!
Because most of us have been so busy involved with competitions and events, and we too have been updating almost everyday (Hot Off the Press, Quick Bites, Season Previews, etc) the posts have been constantly pushed down so you may not have had the chance to read previous posts. So here’s encapsulating the results and posts we’ve had this week, and if you’re interested in the details, do click on your preferred CCA tags below the tagboard on the right hand side on the Home Page to view the posts in greater depth! (:
Basketball Guys
April 15: Defeated ACJC 69-9
April 13: Defeated MI 76-8
Featured Athlete of the Week: Mervyn Toh from Canoe
Fencing
April 17: Individual Championships
Judo
April 13: Judo Finals (Lost to Raffles Institution for both guys (1-4) and girls( 2-3), obtaining 1st runner-up)
April 13: Judo Semi-Finals, with both A guys and A girls winning NYHC 4-1 and 3-2 respectively
Music and Dance (MAD)
April 13: MAD Moderners winning Best Choreography and Beset Ethnic Dance at the Barcelona Dance Awards Competition
Season Previews
Bowling
Volleyball
Shooting
April 13: A Boys Rifle Team reclaimed the title of A Division Men’s Rifle Champions, with a team score of 1737
Soccer Guys
April 16: Defeated AJC 2-1
April 15: Match Report (HCI vs NJC)
Soccer Girls
April 15: Match Report (HCI vs MJC)
April 14: Defeated MJC 1-0
Squash Guys
April 16: Defeated ACJC 3-2
April 14: Defeated MJC 5-0
Squash Girls
April 16: Defeated NJC 5-0
April 14: Defeated MJC 5-0
Table Tennis
April 12: A Boys and Girls Team defeated NYJC with a common score of 3-1
Touch Rugby Girls
April 17: Defeated NYJC (4-0) and PJC (8-3)
April 14: Defeated TJC (7-1) and JJC (4-1)
Track and Field
April 14: Track and Field Finals (1st runner-up for both A boys and girls)
April 12: Previews for Finals
Volleyball Guys
April 16: Defeated MI 2-0
April 14: Season Preview
Volleyball Girls
April 15: Defeated CJC 2-0
Water Polo
April 13: Water Polo Finals (Lost to Raffles 2-8, obtained 1st runner-up)
Wushu
April 13: Wushu Championships Day 5
As a new week approaches, do keep a lookout for more updates and results from our competing teams. In the meantime, sleep more, clear up the homework, and recharge before we see each other again on Monday. (:
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Quick Bites: Fencing Individual Championships
April 17th, 2010 by ArtemisThe National Interschool Fencing Championships individual events were held on the 14th and 15th of April. Despite facing stiff competition from national team fencers, the Hwa Chong Fencing team achieved commendable results, clinching 1 Gold and 4 Bronzes in the individual events.
In the Women’s Epee event, Rania Rahardja (10S6F) beat her opponent comfortably with a score of 15-4 in the finals to clinch the Gold medal. Wu Wingyau (09S7B) also won a Bronze medal in the same event.
Emma Chin (09S79) demonstrated immense tactical and mental strength, overcoming a 0-9 deficit to beat her opponent 15-14 in the quarter-finals, securing a Bronze medal for the Women’s Foil event. Rania displayed impressive all-roundedness by winning the Bronze medal, her second medal of the competition.
Emma in action!
Sabreurs Choy Yu Fong (09S7G) and Chia Ling (09S7C) met in the quarter-finals of the Men’s Sabre event. Chia Ling emerged triumphant with a score of 15-8, but lost in the semi-finals, achieving a Bronze medal nonetheless.
Yu Fong & Chia Ling facing off.
The fencing team would be playing their team events on 17th April (today!). All the best to them as they seek to bring glory to the school!
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Match Report: Fencing
April 2nd, 2009 by CCA PRO
Despite this being only the 2nd year of our existence, the HC fencing team has been dedicated and hardworking in our quest for glory. We faced fierce competition from national fencers and other experienced fencers from rival schools, but managed to emerge the eventual champion in the Men’s Sabre event, ousting traditional Sabre powerhouse RJC, to clinch the champion team award by a margin of 6 points.
Other honourable achievements include the following individual medal wins and team placings:
Men’s Sabre Silver Medal – Koh Shang Yong (08A13)
Men’s Foil Bronze Medal – Koh Tong Jie (08S67)
Women’s Sabre Bronze Medal – Hoe Jia Wen (08A14)
Women’s Epee Bronze Medal – Brenda Seah (08S74)
Men’s Sabre Team – 1st
Koh Shang Yong (08A13)
Tong Hon Yee (08A15)
Cheok Liang Jie (08S69)
Ong Han Ee (08S6H)
Men’s Foil Team – 3rd
Koh Tong Jie (08S67)
Koh Shang Yong (08A13)
Cheok Liang Jie (08S69)
Mok Zhen Yang (08S6V)
John Lim (09S6A)
Women’s Sabre Team – 3rd
Hoe Jia Wen (08A14)
Jessie Huen (08S70)
Amandas Ong (08A11)
Women’s Epee Team – 3rd
Brenda Seah (08S74)
Theophilia Yong (08A10)
Melissa Wong (08A15)
The HC Fencing team has been training hard every week under the experienced tutelage of their coaches Wu Jie and Dennis.. With this being only the 1st year of our training, it is our hope that these results will improve in future competitions with further training, and that the Hwa Chong Fencing team will ultimately seek greater heights in the years to come.
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Hot off the press: Shooting/Fencing
March 31st, 2009 by CCA PROAlso, the HC Fencing Team has won the following individual medals in today’s fencing competition:
Men’s Foil- Bronze
Women’s Sabre-Bronze
Women’s Epee- Bronze
Men’s Sabre- 2nd
In terms of overall ranking, the Men’s Sabre Team and Foil Team were ranked 1st and 3rd respectively, while the Women’s Sabre Team were ranked 3rd overall.
Much congratulations both the Shooting and Fencing team! The match reports for today’s finals will be put up soon. 
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