The 35-year-old wins Singapore's first Paralympic medal in the sport on her debut.
SINGAPORE - Five thrilling days of competition ended with another brave performance and a silver lining for Singaporean boccia player Jeralyn Tan.
In doing so, the 35-year-old debutante became only the Republic’s fourth Paralympic medallist after swimmers Yip Pin Xiu and Theresa Goh, and equestrienne Laurentia Tan.taking her tally to seven, while Laurentia will compete from Sept 3.
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