Singapore
Singapore was part of Malaysia when it was created in 1963, but was expelled in 1965.
Singapore competed in the Games from 1958, and has participated in twelve of the eighteen previous Commonwealth Games.
Singapore’s first four medals (all of them Gold) has come from weightlifting, but the sports began to decline in prominence after that. No other Gold medals were won until 2002, when table tennis first appeared on the Games programme. Singapore was an immediate beneficiary, winning three Golds in 2002 and four in 2006, topping the medal standings in the sport each time. The country also won a Gold medal each in badminton in 2002 and in shooting in 2006.
Even when taking into account the Silver and Bronze medals, weightlifting, table tennis, badminton and shooting remain the only four sports where Singaporeans have won medals. A summary of meals won by sports are as follows:
Commonwealth Games : Singapore won their first men’s table tennis team gold
Singapore won their first men's table tennis team gold at a Commonwealth Games with a hard-fought 3-1 win over England on Saturday. The come-from-behind victory followed on from Singapore women's team's success in the gold medal match on Friday. England made a...
Strong Rugby Sevens field for Delhi
Newly-crowned IRB Sevens World Series champions Samoa have been named in a strong line-up of nations competing in the Rugby Sevens tournament at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi this October. Samoa, who secured their first IRB Sevens World Series crown...
Next stop Queensland
The Queen’s Baton on its final halt in the land of the kangaroos visited Brisbane and Gold Coast in Queensland today. The Queen’s Baton is currently in Australia spreading the message of peace, harmony and brotherhood through XIX Commonwealth Games...
New Squash head
The World Squash Federation (WSF) has appointed experienced administrator Andrew Shelley as Chief Executive Officer, effective August 1. WSF President Mr N Ramachandran said: WSF President Mr N Ramachandran said: I am very pleased indeed that Andrew Shelley is...
Andrew Shelley new WSF CEO
The World Squash Federation (WSF) today (7th April) confirms the appointment of Andrew Shelley as Chief Executive Officer, with effect from 1st August 2010. Once Shelley had decided to leave the Women’s International Squash Players' Association (WISPA) after 15 very...
Statement from the CGF CoCom
The Commonwealth Games Federation’s Coordination Commission has spent the past four days in Delhi, evaluating preparations for the Commonwealth Games that get underway in the Indian capital on October 3rd - in just 151 days. The Coordination Commission, chaired by CGF...
The Commonwealth Games 2010 Logo
Idiom Design & Consulting, a design solutions provider, has developed the visual identity and branding for the 2010 Commonwealth Games to be held in New Delhi. The Commonwealth Games logo is inspired by the Chakra, the national symbol of freedom, unity...