The top three Clubs in the Pesta Sukan National Taekwondo Championships remained the top three Clubs with a slight different.

The events held over two weekends – 11 & 12 August 2007 and 25 & 26 August 2007 – saw intense exchanges and rivalry among Acme Taekwondo, Aljunied CC and Yio Chu Kang CC. While Aljunied and Yio Chu Kang as a common mission of toppling Acme, Acme had a different idea. It was bent in ensuring that they stayed its bridesmaid.

When the last kick in the tournament was executed and the medals tallied, Acme emerged tops again with 10 gold, 8 silver and 5 bronze medals. The haul was 5 (2 gold and 3 bronze) medals fewer than what it collected last year.

In the rush for the number one position, Yio Chu Kang managed to overtake Aljunied for the second spot with 8 gold, 9 silver and 6 bronze medals. The collection was far better than what it had last year – 6 gold, 5 silver and 5 bronze medals.

Aljunied had to be contented with the third placing. It netted 6 gold, 4 silver and 8 bronze medals.   As compared to last year, it had 3 (2 gold and 1 bronze) fewer.

The three Clubs also walked with the following titles.

Young Junior (F)        –           Acme Taekwondo

Young Junior (M)       –           Aljunied CC

Junior (F)                    –           Acme Taekwondo

Junior (M)                   –           Acme Taekwondo

Senior (M)                  –           Yio Chu Kang CC

The only title that eluded their grasp was the Senior (F) category. It went to NUS TKD.

Said Mr Lee Thiam Poh, Chairman of the Tournament Committee: “I am relieved when the championships came to an end. Most importantly, I am glad that the four-day event which attracted almost 800 participants was successfully staged.

“I would like to thank Mr Milan Kwee, STF President, all officials, referees, team managers, coaches, players and spectators for their support and assistance in making this championship a memorable and rewarding one for all.”

The detailed results are attached.

Rosyth School was finally beaten. For six successive years, the school had emerged tops in the Rosyth School Invitational Taekwondo Tournament. Little did it expect the result to be different this year.

However, the latest edition of the tournament held on 28 July 2007 atRosyth School Indoor Basketball Court

proved that the outcome of a competition could be unpredictable. West View Primary surprised everyone when it edged the defending champion for the handsome challenge trophy. It collected four golds, 1 silver and 1 bronze for the overall title.

Rosyth had to be contented with the second place as it could garner only 3 gold, 9 silver and 7 bronze medals. The result would be different if it could only convert one of the silver medals to gold.

Three other schools – Naval Base Primary, St Anthony Primary and St Stephen Primary – also netted 3 gold medals each. Any of them could also have finished at the top if it was able to win one more gold medal.

What it all meant? The tournament which attracted 18 schools and produced 24 champions was keenly contested. And it could have been anybody’s game.

Mdm Celine Ng Kim Choo, Principal of the RosythSchool and Mr Milan Kwee, President of the Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF), took turns to give away the prizes sponsored by the STF.

The Federation will be conducting selection trials for the 8^th Asean Taekwondo Championships which will be held from 10 to 14 October 2007 in Ba Ria Vung Tau, Vietnam.

The schedule is as follows.                                            

Weigh-in        
30 August 2007 (Thursday)            

Selection                   
31 August 2007 (Friday)                 

Time              
7.30pm                                                          

Venue            
STF National Training Centre
Block 80 Lorong Limau
 #04-191 Singapore 320080Closing Date
29 August 2007 (Wednesday)

Eligibility        
At least a 1^st dan blackbelt
Good fitness level (The STF reserves the right to request proof from a medical practitioner.)

We would like to invite your players to participate in the trials. Please fill in the attached form and submit it to the Secretariat on or before the closing date. We reserve the right not to accept late submission. There is no limit to the number of players you can field. However, only Singapore Citizens are eligible to participate in the trials.

Registered players for the trials are to report at the National Training Centre at 7.30pm SHARP for the weigh-in and selection trial.They shall be considered for the category based on their actual weight on that day of the weigh-in and not according to the weight submitted in the form as we do not want to disqualify any players. No weight allowance will be given.

Shortlisted players will have to fulfill the 70% attendance requirement right up to the competition to be eligible for participation in the event.