SMU alumna and swimmer Yip Pin Xiu retained her 100m backstroke (S2) title at the Tokyo Paralympics on Wednesday (Aug 25), after she placed first in the final at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. Earlier on Wednesday, the 29-year-old topped the heats in 2:14.46 to set a new season best. At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, Pin Xiu had won the event in a world record of 2:07.09. Pin Xiu's gold is Singapore's first medal at the Tokyo Paralympics, and her next event will be the 50m backstroke (S2) on Sept 2, in which she also holds the world record.
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