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| World Firefighters Games 2010, Daegu, South Korea |
SINGAPORE NEWS/ SOUTH KOREA NEWS - In the World Firefighters Games, Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) won 20 medals, including 8 golds. This is the second time the SCDF participated in WFG held in Daegu, South Korea. Only eight officers of SCDF took part and half of the gold medals are brought by the team leader Captain Ellena Quek in her outstanding performance in hurdles, triathlon, high jump and cycling.
The eight SCDF officers participated in total of twelve events, including badminton. In 2006, Singapore could only grab five medals.
Sixty countries, including Hong Kong, Brazil and New Zealand, fought hard in South Korea for medals with about 10,000 participants.
Captain Ellena Quek, returning back home, said: "It was a very good experience. What we won exceeded our expectations." She added further that meeting firefighters from different countries and swapping stories was something to take home for her.
Before the competition, the SCDF team practised for more than three months amidst their busy day-to-day schedule.
The next World Firefighters Games is to be held in 2012 in Sydney, Australia.
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