Short track speed skater Amelia Chua broke the national junior record for 500m, previously set by Cheyenne Goh in 2016
Amelia Chua, who just turned 18 last month, was in Bormio, Italy, for the ISU Junior World Cup Short Track over the last two weekends. She clocked 46.364s to re-write the 46.868s national Under-18 record as well as the national Junior A record.
This caps a what has been a stellar year for the skater, who in January represented Singapore at the Winter Youth Olympic Games in Gangwon, Korea and in March became the youngest-ever Singaporean female skater to qualify for and compete at the ISU Short Track World Championships in Rotterdam.
Her teammate Keegen Chan, 16 also also had a successful outing at the tournament, clocking new personal bests for 500m and 1500m. He has also met the qualifying mark for the ISU World Junior Championships, and is targeting for his first junior championships outing in 2025.
Ms Alison Chan, President of Singapore Ice Skating Association, is pleased with the continued development in the sport of ice skating.
“I am really glad that our skaters are pressing on, and are continuing to fly the Singapore flag at competitions around the world. Both Amelia and Keegen held their own against some of the best junior skaters from around the world, and are continuing to make strides in their personal development. This bodes well for Singapore’s representation at the upcoming SEA Games in Thailand which will include ice skating once again.”
The first leg of the ISU Junior World Cup was held on 8-10 November and the second leg on 14-16 November, with a total of 190 of the top junior skaters from 35 countries.
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