A Ray of Hope

Inspiring Stories of 50 Singapore Sports Icons

https://doi.org/10.1142/11377 | July 2025

Pages: 250

By (author):
Jose Raymond (SPIN Worldwide Pte Ltd, Singapore)

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Sports in Singapore is perhaps one of the most under-rated and under-supported industries in the economy. There is no available data to show how much sports contributes to the economy or even how much the industry is worth in Singapore today.

Despite these challenges in the sports eco-system, Singapore has successfully groomed a number of home-grown champions who punched above their weight in international sporting events and brought glory to the nation. The supporting cast of sports coaches and administrators also merit special mention for contributing to the success of these champions.

Featuring the likes of Oon Jin Teik, Joscelin Yeo, Ang Peng Siong, Hariss Harun, Fandi Ahmad and Yip Pin Xiu, A Ray of Hope captures the thoughts and ideas of these Singapore sports icons. They tell their stories through their personal and professional lenses and also offer ideas on improving the local sports industry. This book is a tribute to those who helped shape the sports scene in Singapore.

Contents:

Jose Raymond
Joseph Schooling
Joscelin Yeo
Ang Peng Siong
Fandi Ahmad
V Sundramoorthy
Shamir Osman
Leonard Thomas
Stanley Ho
R Vengadasalam
UK Shyam
May Ooi
Baihakki Khaizan
Khairul Amri
Hariss Harun
Aide Iskandar
S Subramani
R Sasikumar
Radojko Avramovic
Barry Whitbread
Yip Pin Xiu
Theresa Goh
Sheik Alau'ddin Yaacob Maricar
Sheik Farhan Sheik Alau'ddin
Brandon Ng
Hassan Sunny
Yazeen Buhari
Low Lin Fhoong
Griselda Khng
Cheryl Teo
Joan Poh
Sayidah Aishah
Vivian Rhamanan
Soh Rui Yong
Mathavan Devadas
M Lukshumayeh
Edmond Pereira
Goh Chui Ling
Sasidharan Unnithan
Tang Weng Fei
Douglas Danapal
Anthea Chee
Edwin Ker
Badri Ghent
Nicholas Fang
Jeffrey Lightfoot
Nazri Nasir
Quah Kim Song
Dipna-Lim Prasad
Shanti Pereira
Conclusion

Readership: Sports enthusiasts as well as stakeholders who are involved in Singapore's sports industry.

Jose Raymond is a Master of Public Administration graduate from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.

A multiple award-winning former journalist with the Straits Times and Mediacorp, he is the founder of strategic communications and content marketing agencies SPIN Worldwide Pte Ltd and SPIN Worldwide Sdn Bhd.

Prior to setting up SPIN, he also spent two years in total at global pulp and paper giant Asia Pulp and Paper in a regional role and at the Singapore Sports Hub in a senior role.

His previous appointments include helming the Singapore Environment Council as its Chief Executive Officer and Press Secretary to Dr Vivian Balakrishnan at the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources.

Jose was also the Deputy Director of Media Relations and Social Media at the Singapore Sports Council (now Sport Singapore) from 2007 to 2011. During his time at SSC, he was appointed the Head of Communications and IT of the 1st Asian Youth Games Singapore 2009. He was credited for formulating the media and broadcast strategy for the inaugural Games, and also co-wrote the theme song for the 1st Asian Youth Games Singapore 2009.

Other roles he undertook while at the SSC was Press Secretary to Youth Olympic Games Village Mayor Teo Ser Luck during the 2010 Youth Olympic Games, and was Media Attache to Singapore National Olympic Council President Teo Chee Hean at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi and the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou.

Prior to public service, Jose was a senior correspondent with the Straits Times and Mediacorp. He was honoured as Mediacorp's Journalist of the Year in 2006 and also picked up the TODAY Story of the Year in 2007. In 2005, he was the Singapore S-League's Story of the Year winner.