Yip was named Sportswoman of the Year for a fifth time, while Toh was Sportsman of the Year for a third time.
Paralympic swimmers Toh Wei Soong and Yip Pin Xiu won the Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year respectively at the Singapore Disability Sports Awards 2024 on Nov 20.
The other nominees were Claire Toh , Syahidah Alim , Danielle Moi, Sophie Soon , Toh Sze Ning, Jeralyn Tan , Aini Yasli and Faridah Salleh . It was a record-breaking night as there were 90 nominees across the community, and pathway and performance categories, with 17 individuals, groups and organisations picking up awards for their exceptional contributions to disability sports from April 2023 to March 2024, a fruitful period in which Singapore won 44 medals at the Asean Para Games and eight medals at the Asian Para Games.
Meanwhile, Aloysius Gan, the world boccia youth champion in 2023, reclaimed the Sportsboy of the Year which the 18-year-old last won in 2021, and 17-year-old swimmer Janelle Tong was awarded Sportsgirl of the Year after winning four medals at the 2023 Asean Para Games and setting three new national records in the S10 category.
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