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S1E23: Yip Pin Xiu on staying at the top as a Paralympic gold-medal champion (Pt 1): ST Sports Talk Ep 137
ST Sports Talk Ep 137 (Pt 1): Yip Pin Xiu on staying at the top as a Paralympic gold-medal champion
21:25 mins
Synopsis: The Straits Times tackles the biggest sports talking points every month.
Swimmer Yip Pin Xiu won her second gold of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, cruising to victory in the S2 50m backstroke final on Sept 2. With the victory, Yip, 29, has retained the two titles she won at Rio 2016, having also won the S2 100m backstroke the week before.
Yip also holds the world records in both events, which she achieved at the 2016 Rio Paralympics. Minister for Culture, Community and Youth…
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