After a year of being stuck in Singapore with no competitions to travel to owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, SMU alumna and para-swimmer Yip Pin Xiu cannot wait to make her fourth appearance at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo, where she is the defending champion in the 50m and 100m backstroke (S2). Joining her is SMU alumna and world No. 1 para-archer Nur Syahidah Alim. Nur, who leads the compound women open individual world rankings with 230.8 points, will be competing in her second Paralympics after finishing 13th in Rio five years ago. Pin Xiu and Nur are two of six athletes who have been selected by the Singapore National Paralympic Council to represent Singapore in Tokyo from Aug 24 to Sept 5.