On Tuesday (August 1), the Singapore Olympic Basis (SOF)-Peter Lim Scholarship marked its fifteenth anniversary, having disbursed greater than S$12.61 million to help aspiring athletes over time.
The scholarship was first launched in 2010 when a Singaporean tycoon and philanthropist, Peter Lim, donated S$10 million to assist promising athletes pursue their sporting desires with out being hindered by monetary challenges.
In 2019, he doubled down with one other $10 million, extending the scholarship’s lifespan to 2030.
The ceremony, held at Temasek Conference Centre, was attended by Mr Teo Chee Hean, Patron of the Singapore Nationwide Olympic Council (SNOC) and former Deputy Prime Minister; Ms Grace Fu, SNOC President and Minister for Sustainability and the Surroundings; and Mr Ng Ser Miang, Chairman of the Singapore Olympic Basis.
South African Olympic and world swimming champion Chad le Clos additionally made a particular look to current a few of the awards, a lot to the thrill of the younger recipients; in addition to Kiat Lim, Chairman of RSP and Director of Singapore Olympic Basis, signalling a brand new chapter within the Lim’s continued dedication to Singapore sport.
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Over the previous 15 years, the SOF-Peter Lim Scholarship has supported athletes who’ve gone on to change into family names, together with Olympic gold medallist Joseph Education and Asian Video games champion Shanti Pereira. However simply as considerably, it has enabled hundreds of much less seen athletes to maintain chasing their targets.
This 12 months, 346 student-athletes from 106 faculties and throughout 39 sports activities obtained S$1.05 million in scholarships. Amongst them had been 99 high-performance Beneath-18 athletes, together with Kyra Seow Kai Hui, the primary Fashionable Pentathlon athlete to obtain the award, and Caitlyn Anne Tan, who represented Singapore in inventive swimming on the 2025 World Aquatics Championships.
Talking on behalf of the Lim household, Kiat Lim shared that the scholarship represents the continuation of the Lim household’s philanthropic efforts, which date again greater than 15 years, as a reminder to make use of their privilege to uplift others. Earlier than this, Lim launched the Kiat Lim-Shaping Hearts Award final November, which is the primary award he personally funded.
As somebody who has been concerned on this journey from early on, the Scholarship has formed how I see giving, not as a one-time act, however as a sustained dedication to recognising numerous types of potential, particularly in youths who could flourish higher outdoors standard paths. Carrying this ahead is one thing I intend to do and is near my coronary heart.
Kiat Lim, Chairman of RSP and Director of Singapore Olympic Basis
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