Powerlifting Singapore

Powerlifting Singapore is the governing body for the sport of Powerlifting in Singapore. Powerlifting Singapore provides fair, drug-tested competitions nationwide, from local to National and International events. Powerlifting Singapore is recognized under the Asian Powerlifting Federation (APF) and the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF). As of 28 June 2014, Powerlifting (Singapore) has also officially endorsed and adopted Anti-Doping Singapore (ADS) drug control policy and regulation which is under compliance of World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).[1]

Powerlifting Singapore
SportPowerlifting
CountrySingapore
Founded2011
AffiliationInternational Powerlifting Federation
PresidentTan Say Yong
Key staffVice President: Md Badrun Nafis, General Secretary: Juliana Goh, Treasurer: Shirin Norman
MottoLift heavy, lift clean
Official website

www.powerliftingsingapore.com

 Singapore
Competition record
Powerlifting  Singapore
2014 Asia/Oceania Championships
1st Marcus Yap Total/Overall
2015 World Championships
2nd Marcus Yap Total/Overall
2015 Asia/Oceania Championships
1st Christophe Ang, Clinton Lee, Daniel Nobel Total/Overall
3rd Kim Derrick Total/Overall
2016 Asia/Oceania Championships
1st Marcus Yap, Matthew Yap, Koo Wei Feng Total/Overall
2017 World Championships
2nd Matthew Yap Total/Overall
2017 Asian Championships
1st Marcus Yap, Matthew Yap, Abigail Looi Total/Overall
2nd Matthias Yap Total/Overall
2018 World Championships
3rd Abigail Looi Total/Overall
2018 Asian Championships
1st Matthew Yap, Matthias Yap, Danial Norfatris, Farhanna Farid Total/Overall
2nd Tang Venus Total/Overall
3rd Yeong Qing Quan Total/Overall
2019 Asian Championships
1st Matthew Yap, Farhanna Farid, Shirley Chu, Danial Norfatris Total/Overall
2nd Cindy Witono Total/Overall

History

In 2009, Tan Say Yong, a Singaporean working in the US, came in 1st in his category during the California State Games powerlifting meet. When he returned, his passion and keen interest in this sport were further fuelled after meeting after Tom Liaw, president of the Singapore Weightlifting Federation (SWF), who is also a keen supporter of powerlifting. With the collaboration with SWF, Say Yong and a small group of volunteers formed the Powerlifting Singapore group and organized the 1st local powerlifting meet in 2011, The Singapore National Open 2011. Although done on a very small scale with only 13 participants, this inaugural meet sparked interests from keen sportsmen from the local strength community- hence the birth of the powerlifting scene.[1]

Powerlifting Singapore continued to hold SPO12 (Singapore Powerlifting Open) and SPO13, where national records were being broken year by year. Today SPO has become an annual national sporting event in Singapore which attracts participants and spectators from all parts of Singapore. In addition there has been held Singapore Powerlifting Invitationals (SPI) with competitors coming to Singapore from neighbouring countries such as Malaysia, India, Australia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Philippines and even the US and UK.[2]

Powerlifting Singapore's first participation in an international event started in 2014, for the Asia & Oceania Championships held in Melbourne, Australia. To date, the organisation regularly participates in international competitions such as the Asian championships and the World championships.

A team from Powerlifting Singapore after the 2018 Asian Championships held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

World records by Singapore

The first Singapore powerlifter to break a world record was Marcus Yap during the 2015 World Championships in Salo Finland which is Powerlifting Singapore's first participation in the World Championships. Yap broke the deadlift World record with a 223 kg (491 lb) deadlift in the U59kg Junior Class.

The next World record is broken and held by Daniel Nobel. Nobel originally from Denmark. Nobel broke the World record with a 303.5 kg (669 lb) deadlift. He beat his own World record minutes later with a 305 kg (672 lb) deadlift in the U120kg Sub-Junior Class.[3][4][5][6]

Singapore Team departing to the 2015 Asia/Oceania Raw Powerlifting Championships from Changi Airport to Tashkent, Uzbekistan

In June 2017, Matthew Yap broke the world squat record at his first-ever world tournament at the World Classic Powerlifting Championships in Minsk, Belarus, en route to winning gold in the men's Under-66kg sub-junior (14-18 years old) division. He also won the overall silver. Yap, a Republic Polytechnic student and coach by his brother Marcus Yap – also a powerlifter and a two-time world record holder, lifted 208kg on his last attempt to break the world mark of 207.5kg, set by Swede Eddie Berglund in Texas in 2016.[7][8][9][10][11]

In December 2017, Matthew Yap broke his own world squat record twice, once on his second attempt of 208.5kg and another on his third attempt setting it at 215.5kg. He also broke the total/overall world record and he ranked #1 in the under 66kg, Sub-Junior Class.[12][13][14][15][16]


ASEAN Paralympic Games

Singapore had 2 athletes represent the country in the sport of Paralympic Powerlifting for the 8th ASEAN Paralympic Games. Kalai Vanen and Melvyn Yeo both participated in the ASEAN Para Games which took place at Marina Bay Sands in December. Vanen won a bronze medal with a benchpress of 140 kg (308 lb) in the U97kg weight class. Yeo lifted 110 kg (242 lb) in the benchpress in the 65 kg weight class. The president of Powerlifting Singapore, Say Tan along with the Vice-President, Zulhairy Bin Zolkaffeli were both apart of the organization of the event.[17][18][19][20][21]

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