S1E63: Tchoukball? History-making Singapore women’s team propels unknown sport into spotlight: Sports Talk

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Will reaching this summit change how tchoukball is received in Singapore?

Synopsis: The Straits Times looks at talking points in sport every second Wednesday of the month.

In this episode, ST Sports reporter Deepanraj Ganesan chats with Tchoukball
Association of Singapore president Delane Lim and women’s team captain Irene Tan.

On Jan 1, the Singapore women’s tchoukball team made history by overtaking powerhouses Chinese Taipei to become world No. 1 for the first time. Lim and Tan talk about how they found out about reaching the summit, the shock that followed and how they hope the news will change the future of how the sport is received in Singapore.

More importantly, Lim outlines his hopes for better support from the authorities for the sport.

Highlights (click/tap above):

0:55 On finding out that they had become world No.1

2:30 What is tchoukball?

3:45 How popular is tchoukball in Singapore and around the world?

6:20 On the struggles of the Tchoukball Association of Singapore not being a national sports association

9:40 When can Singaporeans catch the team in action and what kind of support do the players hope for in the future?

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Produced by: Deepanraj Ganesan ([email protected]) & Eden Soh

Edited by: Eden Soh

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챕터

1. Tchoukball? History-making Singapore women’s team propels unknown sport into spotlight: Sports Talk (00:00:00)

2. On finding out that they had become world No.1 (00:00:55)

3. What is tchoukball? (00:02:30)

4. How popular is tchoukball (00:03:45)

5. On the struggles of the Tchoukball Association (00:06:20)

6. When can Singaporeans catch the team in action (00:09:40)