Singapore's Asian Games sailing debutants clinch two silvers

Jania Ang took silver in the women's ILCA 6, while Nigel Tan and Sean Kum also finished second in the boys' 29er.

Jania Ang with her parents after the Women's Dinghy ILCA6 finals during the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 on Oct 2, 2026. (Photo: CNA/Wallace Woon)

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NAGOYA: Weeks before the Asian Games, Singapore sailor Jania Ang wasn't sure if she would make it to the start line of the women’s ILCA 6 competition, let alone win a medal.

A concussion as well as torn wrist tendons suffered in a cycling accident forced her to miss the World Championships in Ireland. And for the first few days after the accident, things were uncertain.

"I decided not to race the World Championships and just focus on recovery for the Asian Games," she said. "My first day on the water in two weeks was here, and up till then, it was a lot of uncertainty."

But with the help of her medical team, Ang bounced back and was "close to 100 per cent" before her debut Games.

CNA Games Guess Word Crack the word, one row at a time Buzzword Create words using the given letters Mini Sudoku Tiny puzzle, mighty brain teaser Mini Crossword Small grid, big challenge Word Search Spot as many words as you can Show More Show Less On Friday (Oct 9) at the Kaiyoh Yacht Harbour in Gamagori, Ang completed her comeback with an Asian Games silver. Compatriots Nigel Tan and Sean Kum also took silver in the boys' 29er. Ang recorded strong finishes in her final two races to climb into second spot. The Singaporean, who won gold in the same event at last year’s SEA Games, finished behind Thailand’s Sophia Montgomery. India’s Nethra Kumaran took bronze. "I'm definitely very happy that I managed to pull it together in the last race. It was really very close," said Ang. "For the whole regatta, I haven't really been looking at the results, just trusting my coach to tell me whatever I need to know about the points." FROM UNDERDOGS TO PODIUM In the boys’ 29er event, Nigel and Sean registered two second-place finishes and two third-place finishes in their last four races to cement second place. Hong Kong's Louis Polson and Ethan Kiu won gold.

On Friday (Oct 9) at the Kaiyoh Yacht Harbour in Gamagori, Ang completed her comeback with an Asian Games silver. Compatriots Nigel Tan and Sean Kum also took silver in the boys' 29er.

Ang recorded strong finishes in her final two races to climb into second spot. The Singaporean, who won gold in the same event at last year’s SEA Games, finished behind Thailand’s Sophia Montgomery. India’s Nethra Kumaran took bronze.

"I'm definitely very happy that I managed to pull it together in the last race. It was really very close," said Ang.

"For the whole regatta, I haven't really been looking at the results, just trusting my coach to tell me whatever I need to know about the points."

FROM UNDERDOGS TO PODIUM

In the boys’ 29er event, Nigel and Sean registered two second-place finishes and two third-place finishes in their last four races to cement second place. Hong Kong's Louis Polson and Ethan Kiu won gold.

Sean Kum (left) and Nigel Tan (right) hold up the Singapore flag after finishing second in the Boy's Skiff 29er finals during the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 off the coast of Mikawa Bay in Nagoya, Japan, Oct 2, 2026. (Photo: CNA/Wallace Woon)

"Coming into this regatta, I would say we were the underdogs," said Nigel.

"We sailed with many of these really good sailors before, and we didn't beat them. So our goal in this regatta was to minimise mistakes and try to get on the podium at third."

The pair paid tribute to their coach Priscilla Low, a former sailor who with her sister Cecilia clinched silver in the girls' 29er at the 2014 Games.

"I'm just really, really thankful ... for her, for her support. I was quite stressed, especially in the first few days where we came in last," added Nigel.

"She really helped us calm down and focus our minds on what's within our control, and not worry too much about what could go wrong."

In the men’s ILCA7, defending champion Ryan Lo of Singapore finished in fifth place. South Korea’s Ha Jeemin won gold, Hong Kong’s Nicholas Halliday took silver and Malaysia’s Khairulnizam Afendy clinched bronze.

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Jania Ang 在女子 ILCA 6 级帆船比赛中获得银牌，而 Nigel Tan 和 Sean Kum 也在男子 29er 级帆船比赛中获得第二名。

2026年10月2日，在2026年爱知-名古屋亚运会女子帆船ILCA6决赛结束后，Jania Ang与她的父母合影。（图片：CNA/Wallace Woon）

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名古屋：在亚运会开幕前几周，新加坡帆船运动员 Jania Ang 还不确定自己能否站在女子 ILCA 6 级帆船比赛的起跑线上，更不用说赢得奖牌了。

一次自行车事故导致她脑震荡和手腕肌腱撕裂，迫使她错过了在爱尔兰举行的世界锦标赛。事故发生后的最初几天，情况十分不明朗。

“我决定不参加世锦赛，而是专注于备战亚运会，”她说。“这是我两周以来第一次下水，在此之前，一切都充满了不确定性。”

但在医疗团队的帮助下，安格恢复了健康，并在首次参加奥运会前“接近 100% 的状态”。

CNA游戏 猜词游戏 逐行破解单词 流行词游戏 用给定的字母组成单词 迷你数独 小谜题，脑力挑战 迷你填字游戏 小方格，大挑战 单词搜索 尽可能多地找出单词 显示更多 显示更少 10月9日星期五，在蒲郡市的凯约游艇港，Ang在亚运会上以一枚银牌完成了她的复出。她的同胞Nigel Tan和Sean Kum也在男子29er级帆船比赛中获得银牌。Ang在最后两轮比赛中表现出色，最终获得亚军。这位新加坡选手曾在去年的东南亚运动会同一项目中获得金牌，此次她位列泰国选手Sophia Montgomery之后。印度选手Nethra Kumaran获得铜牌。“我很高兴能在最后一轮比赛中发挥出色。比赛真的非常接近，”Ang说道。“在整个比赛过程中，我并没有太关注比赛结果，只是相信我的教练会告诉我关于积分的所有信息。”从不被看好到登上领奖台：在男子29er级比赛中，奈杰尔和肖恩在最后四轮比赛中获得两个第二名和两个第三名，最终锁定第二名。香港选手路易斯·波尔森和邱伊森夺得金牌。

10月9日（星期五），在蒲郡市海耀游艇港，昂以亚运会银牌完成了她的复出。她的队友陈乃杰和金世安也在男子29er级帆船比赛中获得银牌。

昂在最后两轮比赛中表现出色，最终获得第二名。这位新加坡选手曾在去年东南亚运动会同一项目中获得金牌，此次她位列泰国选手索菲亚·蒙哥马利之后。印度选手内特拉·库马兰获得铜牌。

“我非常高兴能在最后一场比赛中取得好成绩。比赛真的非常胶着，”昂说道。

“整个比赛期间，我其实并没有太关注比赛结果，只是相信我的教练会告诉我关于积分的一切信息。”

从弱者到领奖台

在男子29er级帆船比赛中，奈杰尔和肖恩在最后四轮比赛中获得两个第二名和两个第三名，最终锁定第二名。香港选手路易斯·波尔森和邱以臣获得金牌。

2026年10月2日，在日本名古屋三河湾举行的2026年爱知-名古屋亚运会男子29er级帆船决赛中，新加坡选手Sean Kum（左）和Nigel Tan（右）获得亚军后举起新加坡国旗。（图片：CNA/Wallace Woon）

“参加这次帆船赛之前，我认为我们是弱势一方，”奈杰尔说。

“我们之前和很多优秀的帆船选手交过手，但都没能赢过他们。所以这次比赛我们的目标是尽量减少失误，争取登上领奖台，获得第三名。”

两人向他们的教练普里西拉·洛致敬，普里西拉·洛曾是一名帆船运动员，她和妹妹塞西莉亚在 2014 年奥运会女子 29er 级帆船比赛中获得银牌。

“我真的非常非常感谢她，感谢她的支持。我当时压力很大，尤其是在比赛的前几天，我们一直垫底，”奈杰尔补充道。

“她真的帮助我们冷静下来，把注意力集中在我们可以控制的事情上，而不是过多地担心可能会出错的事情。”

在男子ILCA7级比赛中，卫冕冠军、新加坡选手Ryan Lo获得第五名。韩国选手Ha Jeemin获得金牌，中国香港选手Nicholas Halliday获得银牌，马来西亚选手Khairulnizam Afendy获得铜牌。

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