Singapore at the 2009 SEA Games explained

Noc:	SIN
Nocname:	Singapore National Olympic Council
Year:	2009
Games:	Southeast Asian Games
Location:	Vientiane
Competitors:	195
Sports:	18
Flagbearer:	Ong Jun Hong
Officials:	99
Gold:	33
Silver:	30
Bronze:	35
Rank:	6
Appearances:	1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019
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Singapore participated in the 2009 Southeast Asian Games which held in the city of Vientiane, Laos from 9 December 2009 to 18 December 2009.

The games' first gold medal was also won by the Singapore water polo team.

Expectations

Singapore entered the games with no official medal targets, but local media the Straits Times predicted 30 gold medals. The target is set lower than that for the previous games, as sports where Singapore traditionally does well, such as sailing, gymnastics and bowling were not featured in the games.^[1]

More specific targets were set by some sports, including swimming (11 golds),^[2] shooting (4 golds),^{[3] [4]} football (1 gold),^[5] table tennis (7 golds)^[6] and water polo (1 gold).^[7] While no medals are expected, boxing, a sport Singapore is deputing in, aims to reach the semi-finals.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Channelnewsasia.com - Special Reports . www.channelnewsasia.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091220222751/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/specialreport/news/1022694_128/1/.html . 2009-12-20.
2. Web site: channelnewsasia.com - SEA Games Singapore swimmers target 11 golds . www.channelnewsasia.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091203092818/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1021953/1/.html . 2009-12-03.
3. Web site: Channelnewsasia.com - Special Reports . www.channelnewsasia.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091214174218/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/specialreport/news/1024277_128/1/.html . 2009-12-14.
4. Web site: Channelnewsasia.com - Special Reports . www.channelnewsasia.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091220222522/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/specialreport/news/1023789_128/1/.html . 2009-12-20.
5. Web site: Channelnewsasia.com - Special Reports . www.channelnewsasia.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091220225512/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/specialreport/news/1022456_128/1/.html . 2009-12-20.
6. Web site: Channelnewsasia.com - Special Reports . www.channelnewsasia.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091220225248/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/specialreport/news/1023267_128/1/.html . 2009-12-20.
7. Web site: Channelnewsasia.com - Special Reports . www.channelnewsasia.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091220225853/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/specialreport/news/1022761_128/1/.html . 2009-12-20.
8. Web site: Channelnewsasia.com - Special Reports . www.channelnewsasia.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091220230447/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/specialreport/news/1022580_128/1/.html . 2009-12-20.