Singapore wins four silvers, four bronzes at WorldSkills Shanghai

Team captain Sheryl Ong (far right) felt mixed feelings despite her silver in visual merchandising.

PHOTO: WORLDSKILLS INTERNATIONAL

Published Sep 28, 2026, 03:25 PM

Updated Sep 28, 2026, 03:26 PM

Singapore marked its highest award tally since 1995 with 27 awards, including eight medals and 19 medallions for excellence.

Team captain Sheryl Ong expressed mixed emotions, proud of her silver medal in visual merchandising but saddened for teammates who did not medal.

Singapore achieved its first medal in digital construction. The Republic attained the fifth highest number of awards.

SHANGHAI - Nanyang Polytechnic graduate Sheryl Ong had just won a silver medal but as she walked off the stage, her mind was on her teammates.

Tearing up alone in the middle of a crowd of celebrating winners, Ong said she felt overwhelmed.

This was because she felt for her teammates who did not win despite their best efforts. “Even though I won, my team members were upset. I want to be there for them, and I want to comfort them.”

Sheryl Ong from Nanyang Polytechnic (far left) won silver in visual merchandising, competing against 11 others. PHOTO: WORLDSKILLS INTERNATIONAL

Sheryl Ong from Nanyang Polytechnic (far left) won silver in visual merchandising, competing against 11 others.

Ong’s silver medal in visual merchandising was part of Singapore’s overall haul of four silver and four bronze medals at WorldSkills Shanghai 2026, including a first-ever podium finish in digital construction.

Ong is one of two team captains among the Singapore contingent of 34 . These youth, who competed across 31 skill areas, are from the Institute of Technical Education and the five polytechnics.

The 19-year-old recounted the demands of the gruelling four-day competition . “There were times where I would fall asleep while eating dinner. I would have food in my mouth, and my head would be on the table. And before I knew it, I had already slept a few hours on the table.

The international skills competition saw nearly 1,400 young people from close to 70 countries and regions vying for gold across 64 skill areas.

Sheryl Ong said she would fall asleep while eating dinner on competition days. PHOTO: WORLDSKILLS INTERNATIONAL

Sheryl Ong said she would fall asleep while eating dinner on competition days.

“But I believe that’s the same for a lot of our competitors,” she added, fresh tears streaming down her face. “I am proud of all of us.”

Aside from visual merchandising, Singapore bagged silver in restaurant service, chemical laboratory technology, logistics and freight forwarding.

The bronzes were in software applications development, 3D digital game art, cloud computing, and digital construction.

The competition ran from Sept 23 to 26 at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai. Winners were crowned at the closing ceremony on Sept 27.

Singapore also won its highest number of awards since first taking part in WorldSkills in 1995. On top of the eight medals, 19 medallions for excellence brought the nation’s total haul to 27 awards. This award is given to those who achieve the median score of 700 points or more.

Among the participating countries, Singapore had the fifth-most number of awards.

Held every two years, WorldSkills is the world’s largest international skills competition and has been dubbed the “Olympics of vocational skills”.

Republic Polytechnic’s Charmaine Lee won silver in restaurant service, competing against 27 others.

Republic Polytechnic’s Charmaine Lee (left) won silver in restaurant service, competing against 27 others. PHOTO: WORLDSKILLS INTERNATIONAL

Republic Polytechnic’s Charmaine Lee (left) won silver in restaurant service, competing against 27 others.

She also claimed the Best of Nation award, presented to the highest scorer of each country.

Among her tasks was a bartending challenge, where she had to memorise 27 cocktails in 30 minutes before the competition began.

She said simulating the “time squeeze” during her training helped her prepare for the task and attributed her win to her passion, perseverance and resilience.

Republic Polytechnic’s Charmaine Lee won silver in restaurant service, competing against 27 others. PHOTO: WORLDSKILLS INTERNATIONAL

The 21-year-old hopes to work in the fine dining industry, and further her studies in hospitality or food and beverage.

NYP’s Yuki Lee, 20, won silver in chemical laboratory technology, which had 10 competitors.

She never thought she could win a medal at WorldSkills - especially not when she failed to complete a module on the first day.

The competition had tested her on a complex analysis of a mixture of acids, and she had to use an unfamiliar auto-titrator model.

Lee said her parents, who flew to Shanghai to show their support, helped her. “Whenever I see them, I know that they have faith in me. They believe in me, and because of that, I should believe in myself.”

She said muscle memory from her three years of training also kicked in.

Nanyang Polytechnic's Yuki Lee won silver in chemical laboratory technology, which saw 10 competitors. PHOTO: WORLDSKILLS INTERNATIONAL

Nanyang Polytechnic's Yuki Lee won silver in chemical laboratory technology, which saw 10 competitors.

Now a first-year chemistry and biological chemistry undergraduate at NTU, Yuki hopes to deepen her knowledge in chemistry, to do research, and “hopefully, find out something new in the world.”

Ngee Ann Polytechnic’s (NP) Norwin Goh clinched silver in logistics and freight forwarding, which had six competitors.

Athough it is the last time this skill is included in the competition, he hopes to see it make a comeback in a new form - such as logistics and supply chain.

Logistics and freight forwarding will not feature again as it did not meet the minimum number of participants required.

Goh, who is six months into his year-long internship with global transport and logistics firm GEODIS, said logistics is an important sector in Singapore as a global trading hub.

In the competition, the 21-year-old had to present proposals on solutions to keep cargo moving during disruptions such as the Covid-19 pandemic and the Strait of Hormuz crisis.

Ngee Ann Polytechnic’s Norwin Goh clinched silver in logistics and freight forwarding, which had six competitors. PHOTO: WORLDSKILLS INTERNATIONAL

Ngee Ann Polytechnic’s Norwin Goh clinched silver in logistics and freight forwarding, which had six competitors.

Goh, who previously won bronze and gold in WorldSkills Singapore, said: “This medal weighs the heaviest amongst all. This is a medal that I won representing the country - hard earned, hard won.”

Three NYP students won bronze - Hayden How in cloud computing, Jackie Soon in software applications development, Nur Insyirah Hanna Nor Azhar in 3D digital game art.

NP’s Samuel Tan won bronze in digital construction - Singapore’s first medal in the category at WorldSkills.

The nation first competed in digital construction in 2022, when the skill was introduced. In the last competition in Lyon, France, Singapore had received a medallion for excellence in this skill.

The 19 medallions of excellence in 2026 included those in all three new skills Team Singapore competed in: rail vehicle technology, software testing and unmanned aerial systems.

These were among the seven new skill events introduced as organisers sought to reflect industrial shifts and technological advancements.

Singapore’s latest haul breaks its previous record of 22 awards set at WorldSkills Kazan in Russia in 2019.

In 2024, Singapore won two golds, four silvers and two bronzes, as well as 11 medallions for excellence.

This year’s host country China, which sent competitors for all 64 skills won the most golds, sweeping 41 of them.

France, Switzerland, and Korea came in joint second, with four golds each.

Chinese Taipei was a close third with three golds each.

Shermaine Ang is a journalist at The Straits Times, covering social issues in Singapore.

队长 Sheryl Ong（最右）虽然获得了视觉营销银牌，但心情却很复杂。

图片：世界技能大赛

发布于 2026 年 9 月 28 日下午 3:25

更新于2026年9月28日下午3:26

新加坡获得了自 1995 年以来最高的奖项数量，共获得 27 个奖项，其中包括 8 枚奖章和 19 枚卓越奖章。

队长Sheryl Ong心情复杂，既为自己在视觉营销项目中获得银牌感到自豪，又为没有获得奖牌的队友感到难过。

新加坡在数字建筑领域首次斩获奖牌。该国获奖数量位列全球第五。

上海——南洋理工学院毕业生王雪莉刚刚获得一枚银牌，但当她走下领奖台时，她的心思却放在了队友身上。

翁女士独自一人在庆祝胜利的人群中泪流满面，她说自己感到不知所措。

这是因为她很同情那些尽了全力却没能赢球的队友。“虽然我赢了，但我的队友们都很沮丧。我想陪在她们身边，安慰她们。”

来自南洋理工学院的王雪莉（左一）在视觉营销项目中荣获银奖，击败了其他11名选手。图片：世界技能大赛

来自南洋理工学院的Sheryl Ong（最左）在视觉营销比赛中获得银奖，击败了其他11名选手。

Ong在视觉营销项目中获得的银牌，是新加坡在2026年上海世界技能大赛上获得四枚银牌和四枚铜牌的一部分，其中包括新加坡在数字建筑项目上首次登上领奖台。

Ong是新加坡34名参赛选手中的两名队长之一。这些来自工艺教育学院和五所理工学院的年轻人参加了31个技能领域的比赛。

这位19岁的年轻人回忆了这场艰苦卓绝的四天比赛。“有时候我会在吃晚饭的时候睡着。嘴里还含着食物，头趴在桌子上。不知不觉中，我已经在桌子上睡了几个小时了。”

这项国际技能竞赛吸引了来自近 70 个国家和地区的近 1400 名年轻人，他们在 64 个技能领域角逐金牌。

谢丽尔·翁表示，比赛日她经常在吃晚饭时睡着。图片：世界技能大赛

Sheryl Ong说，比赛日她经常在吃晚饭的时候睡着。

“但我相信我们的很多竞争对手也是如此，”她说着，泪水再次夺眶而出。“我为我们所有人感到骄傲。”

除了视觉营销之外，新加坡还在餐饮服务、化学实验室技术、物流和货运代理方面获得了银奖。

这些铜像奖得主分别在软件应用开发、3D数字游戏艺术、云计算和数字建筑领域获奖。

比赛于9月23日至26日在上海国家会展中心举行。获奖者在9月27日的闭幕式上揭晓。

新加坡自1995年首次参加世界技能大赛以来，此次获奖数量创下新高。除了8枚奖牌外，新加坡还获得了19枚卓越奖章，使该国共获得27项奖项。卓越奖章授予那些得分达到或超过700分（中位数）的选手。

在参赛国家中，新加坡获得的奖项数量排名第五。

世界技能大赛每两年举办一次，是全球规模最大的国际技能竞赛，被誉为“职业技能的奥运会”。

共和理工学院的Charmaine Lee在餐饮服务比赛中获得银奖，击败了其他27名选手。

新加坡共和理工学院的李嘉欣（左）在餐饮服务项目中荣获银牌，击败了其他27名选手。图片：世界技能大赛

共和理工学院的 Charmaine Lee（左）在餐饮服务比赛中获得银奖，击败了其他 27 名选手。

她还获得了“国家最佳奖”，该奖项颁发给每个国家得分最高的选手。

她的任务之一是调酒挑战，她必须在比赛开始前 30 分钟内记住 27 种鸡尾酒的配方。

她说，在训练中模拟“时间紧迫”帮助她为这项任务做好了准备，并将她的胜利归功于她的热情、毅力和韧性。

新加坡共和理工学院的李嘉欣在餐饮服务项目中荣获银牌，击败了其他27名选手。图片：世界技能大赛

这位 21 岁的女孩希望在高档餐饮行业工作，并继续深造酒店管理或食品饮料方面的知识。

纽约长老会学院 20 岁的 Yuki Lee 在化学实验室技术比赛中获得银奖，该比赛共有 10 名参赛者。

她从未想过自己能在世界技能大赛上赢得奖牌——尤其是在第一天她连一个模块都没完成的情况下。

比赛要求她对一种复杂的酸混合物进行分析，而且她必须使用一种她不熟悉的自动滴定仪型号。

李说，她的父母特地飞到上海来支持她，给了她很大的帮助。“每次见到他们，我都知道他们对我有信心。他们相信我，正因为如此，我也应该相信自己。”

她说，三年训练积累的肌肉记忆也发挥了作用。

南洋理工学院的李由纪在化学实验室技术项目中荣获银牌，该项目共有10名选手参赛。图片：世界技能大赛

南洋理工学院的李裕琪在化学实验室技术项目中获得银奖，该项目共有 10 名参赛者。

现为南洋理工大学化学与生物化学专业一年级本科生的 Yuki 希望加深自己在化学方面的知识，进行研究，“并希望能够发现世界上一些新的东西”。

义安理工学院 (NP) 的 Norwin Goh 在物流和货运代理项目中获得了银奖，该项目共有六名参赛者。

虽然这是这项技能最后一次被纳入比赛项目，但他希望看到它以新的形式回归——例如物流和供应链。

物流和货运代理行业将不再举办，因为参与人数未达到最低要求。

吴先生目前在全球运输和物流公司 GEODIS 进行为期一年的实习，已经进行了六个月。他表示，作为全球贸易中心，物流是新加坡的一个重要行业。

在比赛中，这位 21 岁的年轻人必须提出解决方案，以应对诸如新冠疫情和霍尔木兹海峡危机等干扰，确保货物运输畅通。

义安理工学院的吴诺文在物流和货运代理项目中荣获银牌，该项目共有六名选手参赛。图片：世界技能大赛

义安理工学院的吴诺文在物流和货运代理项目中获得了银牌，该项目共有六名参赛者。

曾在新加坡世界技能大赛上获得铜牌和金牌的吴先生说：“这枚奖牌对我来说最重。这是我代表国家赢得的奖牌——来​​之不易，来之不易。”

三名纽约理工学院学生获得铜奖——Hayden How（云计算）、Jackie Soon（软件应用开发）、Nur Insyirah Hanna Nor Azhar（3D 数字游戏艺术）。

新加坡国立大学的陈志远在数字建筑项目中获得铜牌——这是新加坡在世界技能大赛该类别中获得的第一枚奖牌。

新加坡于2022年首次参加数字建造比赛，当时这项技能刚刚设立。在法国里昂举行的上一届比赛中，新加坡凭借这项技能的出色表现荣获奖牌。

2026 年获得的 19 枚卓越奖章涵盖了新加坡队参加的所有三项新技能：轨道车辆技术、软件测试和无人机系统。

这是组织者为反映产业变革和技术进步而推出的七项新技能赛事中的几项。

新加坡此次斩获的奖项数量打破了此前在2019年俄罗斯喀山世界技能大赛上创下的22项大奖的纪录。

2024年，新加坡获得两枚金牌、四枚银牌和两枚铜牌，以及11枚卓越奖章。

今年的东道主中国派出了选手参加全部 64 项技能的比赛，获得了最多的金牌，横扫了其中的 41 枚。

法国、瑞士和韩国并列第二，各获得四枚金牌。

中华台北队以三枚金牌紧随其后，位列第三。

Shermaine Ang是《海峡时报》的记者，负责报道新加坡的社会问题。