Singapore’s Olympians to celebrate their triumphs with open-top bus parade on 14 August
Sport Singapore will host an open-top bus parade on 14 August to celebrate Team Singapore's Olympians. The parade will feature eight athletes, including Olympic bronze medalist Max Maeder, and will travel through the city.
SINGAPORE: Sport Singapore has announced an open-top bus parade to celebrate Team Singapore’s athletes who participated in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The event is scheduled for Wednesday (14 Aug), following the athletes' return from the Olympic Games.
The announcement was made on 10 August during a wrap-up news conference at Olympic Village by Singapore Sports Institute (SSI) chief Dr Su Chun Wei.
Dr Su praised the athletes for their achievements and expressed the hope that Singaporeans will come out to cheer on the Olympians as they travel through the heart of the city.
“We hope that Singaporeans can come out and cheer on our Olympians as they travel through an open-top bus through the heart of the city,” Dr Su said.
“We can enjoy and come together once again as a nation to celebrate these very amazing achievements by all our Olympians.”
As of Saturday, Sport Singapore (SportSG) confirmed that eight athletes would participate in the parade.
These include kitefoiler Max Maeder, who made history as Singapore’s youngest Olympic medalist, the badminton mixed doubles pair Terry Hee and Jessica Tan, and swimmer Gan Ching Hwee.
The parade will feature five "cheer points" along the route.
It will begin on Bayfront Avenue in front of Marina Bay Sands at 11:45 a.m., then move to Chinatown in front of People’s Park Complex at 12:00 p.m., Orchard Road at the junction of Orchard Road and Bideford Road at 12:20 p.m., Serangoon Road at 12:40 p.m., and Victoria Street near the Camera Museum at 12:45 p.m.
Singapore’s Olympic athletes honoured for their perseverance and achievement
Dr Su commended all 23 athletes who represented Singapore across 11 sports, highlighting their grit, determination, and the considerable effort required to qualify for the Olympics.
He described the journey of each athlete as a testament to their perseverance, stating, "It has been a journey for each of them, fighting their way for qualification. Being able to achieve that, to represent the nation here at the world's largest sporting stage, is an outstanding achievement."
The return of the delegation marks the end of an eight-year medal drought, credited to kitefoiler Max Maeder, celebrated as Singapore’s youngest Olympic Games medalist.
In addition to Maeder's achievements, the performances of other athletes were also praised.
Shooter Teh Xiu Hong achieved Singapore’s best-ever Olympic finish in shooting, swimmer Gan Ching Hwee set two new national records, and badminton players Loh Kean Yew and Yeo Jia Min had significant breakthroughs at the Games.
"The Singapore contingent—while we are small in numbers, we punch above our weight and fight with courage and determination," Dr Su noted.
He expressed confidence that the experiences gained at the Paris Games would inspire the athletes to excel in their future sporting endeavors.
"We are confident that this experience will spur them on to achieve much more in all their future competitions," he concluded.
