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nothing is impossible for a valiant heart, Jacques
coeur, a renowned French merchant once said.
it was an unwavering belief in teamwork and an
impressive display of courage that propelled open Event (22-crew) Active Agers Event (12-crew)
champion:
ministry of home Affairs
ministry of home Affairs (b) champion:
the mhA dragon boat teams to win the overall 1st runner-Up: ministry of education 1st runner-Up: housing & development
championship. 2nd runner-Up: ministry of defence board
3rd runner-Up: ministry of home Affairs (A) 2nd runner-Up: ministry of national
With back-to-back races and tight schedules, development
clinching the overall championship and defending Mens Event (12-crew) 3rd runner-Up: Land transport Authority
it for the 15th consecutive year was no mean feat. champion: ministry of home Affairs (c)
our paddlers determination and hunger for the 1st runner-Up: ministry of education Mixed Event
championship title overcame all exhaustion and 2nd runner-Up: Land transport Authority champion: ministry of education
we dashed across the fnishing line victorious, 3rd runner-Up: ministry of home Affairs (b) 1st runner-Up: ministry of defence
Alan Wong, who rowed for the mhA team, said. Womens Event (12-crew) 2nd runner-Up: ministry of home Affairs (d)
it was challenging at frst to set time aside from champion: ministry of defence 3rd runner-Up: ministry of home Affairs (A)
our regular duties to attend the training sessions. 1st runner-Up: ministry of home Affairs overall Position
however, with great support from our colleagues 2nd runner-Up: ministry of national champion: ministry of home Affairs
and supervisors, we managed to prepare ourselves development 1st runner-Up: ministry of education
physically and mentally for the challenging races. 3rd runner-Up: ministry of education 2nd runner-Up: ministry of defence

the public service dragon boat race, held in Mens Senior Event (12-crew) 3rd runner-Up: ministry of national
conjunction with the singapore river regatta champion: ministry of home Affairs development
2013, took place at the singapore river on 9 and (hUsrA)
10 november and attracted 59 teams from 12 1st runner-Up: ministry of national
government agencies. development
2nd runner-Up: ministry of home Affairs
(scdF)
3rd runner-Up: Land transport Authority

mha ClinCheS A total of 16 teams from 12 government agencies competed in the public
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ChampionShip service snooker competition held at the Lagoon snooker centre, sAFrA
tampines clubhouse from 25 september to 16 october. the fnal for the top
position between ministry of home Affair (mhA) and ministry of defence
(mindeF) was a tough fought match which the former emerged victorious.
our mhA (team 1) lost to mindeF in the qualifying round, causing the team
to fall into the Feed-in pool, Andy tan, Assistant convenor of snooker &
pool said. in the fnals, we once again met with the mindeF team. despite
the fact that we had lost to them previously, the team put up a great fght
and eventually overcame the mindeF team to win the championship. of
their winning strategies, Andy said sheer hard work and determination were
key to clinching the coveted title.

results
champion: ministry of home Affairs (1)
1st runner-Up: ministry of defence
2nd runner-Up: ministry of home Affairs (2)
3rd runner-Up: singapore power Ltd