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Good players inspire themselves. Great players inspire others. - Anonymous.
Once again, the athletes amongst our midst came together for a showcase of passion and
hard-earned skills. Read on to fnd out more about their experiences!

PeoPles for many years. The Mens Category was won Results
by Ministry of Defence. Against all odds, it
AssociAtion was Peoples Association that took away the Womens Category
Rocks on coveted Overall Championship title for the frst Champion: Ministry of Social and
time, after coming in second in both the Mens
Saturday, 31 may 2014 and Womens Categories. 1st Runner-Up: Family Development
Peoples Association
Peoples Association had entered a total of 2nd Runner-Up: Ministry of Home
25 climbers for the competition and team Affairs
members kept to the strategy of just climb 3rd Runner-Up: Ministry of Education
and building muscle memory with practices. Mens Open
Its mens team had clocked an impressive Champion: Ministry of Defence
timing of 50.98 seconds, with the fastest 1st Runner-Up: Peoples Association
climber title going to Elton Kang from OBS. He 2nd Runner-Up: Ministry of Education
took only 12.38 seconds to reach the peak of 3rd Runner-Up: Ministry of Home
the wall. Affairs
Team Captain Daniel Lam said, Despite facing OVERALL POSITION
Held at Tessensohn Clubhouse on 31 May 2014, tough challenges from experienced teams such Overall Champion: Peoples Association
the Public Service Rock Climbing Competition, the Ministry of Social and Family Development Joint 1st Runner-Up: Ministry of Defence &
H climbers strength and agility to the and Ministry of Defence, PA held its own Ministry of Social and
testing
extreme, saw over 80 climbers from different ground and put up a strong fght. Our strategy Family Development
government agencies taking part. of holding onto the wall and making strong and Joint 3rd Runner-Up: Ministry of Education
steady climbs paid off with every member of & Ministry of Home
The event saw major upsets of traditional the team reaching the fnishing tile.
heavyweights. In the Womens Category, Affairs
Ministry of Social and Family Development Guest-of-Honour and CSC Executive Committee
came in top position, a position occupied by Member, Mr Addy Suhairi Selamat, gave away
defending champion, Ministry of Education, the prizes to the winning teams.

Results
Womens Category
Champion: Sport Singapore
1st Runner-Up: Ministry of Education (1)
2nd Runner-Up: Ministry of Home Affairs
3rd Runner-Up: Ministry of Education (2)
Mens Category
Champion: Ministry of Home Affairs (4)
1st Runner-Up: Ministry of Home Affairs (3)
2nd Runner-Up: Ministry of Home Affairs (1)
MHA Aces capturing the top four positions. In the Womens 3rd Runner-Up: Ministry of Home Affairs (2)
BeAcH Category, Sport Singapore caused an upset by Overall Position
defeating heavyweight Ministry of Education in
Overall Champion: Ministry of Home Affairs
VolleyBAll the fnal. In the end, the Overall Champion title 1st Runner-Up: Sport Singapore
5 9 may 2014 went to MHA. Says convenor Jerome Toh, Both 2nd Runner-Up: Ministry of Education
the men and womens teams have been training
Held from 5 to 9 May 2014, the Public Service regularly. We went to Sentosa on Sundays as the
Beach Volleyball Tournament saw 27 teams playing conditions on sand are very different with one another. The fostering of camaraderie
H 11 government agencies take to the from indoor volleyball. We also played matches amongst public offcers was what made the
from
volleyball court at Bishan to battle it out for against seasoned beach volleyball players to tournament a great success.
the Championship title. fne-tune our tactics and strategies.
Guest-of-Honour and CSC Executive
The teams from Ministry of Home Affairs Throughout the 5-day tournament, layers from Committee Member, Mr Patrick Yee, presented
(MHA) were dominant in the Mens Category, different organisations chatvted and bantered prizes to the winning teams.