Addressing the group of 10 Paralympians, which included SMU alumna and para-swimmer Yip Pin Xiu who won two gold medals in Tokyo, President Halimah Yacob thanked and congratulated them for their "remarkable achievement" in competing at the Games. She hailed their "sheer effort, determination and can-do spirit" as admirable given the disruptions and uncertainty caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Shin Min Daily, p4 (Sep 8)