| Nicknames |
Gem (Athlete, 23 Aug 2021) |
| Hobbies |
Music, watching films, writing, reading. (twelvepaleroses.wordpress.com, 01 Jun 2020; singaporepoloclub.org, 01 Jul 2019; Athlete, 23 Aug 2021) |
| Memorable sporting achievement |
Qualifying for the 2020 Paralympic Games. (Athlete, 23 Aug 2021) |
| Most influential person in career |
Coach Volker Eubel, and her parents. (singaporepoloclub.org, 01 Jul 2019; Athlete, 26 Aug 2012) |
| Hero / Idol |
Singaporean Para equestrian dressage rider Laurentia Tan. (Athlete, 08 Aug 2012) |
| Injuries |
She ruptured her spleen in March 2016 after falling from her horse. She underwent emergency surgery and was cleared to resume riding after three months, but needed eight months to fully recover. (theonlinecitizen.com, 16 Sep 2016; Athlete, 23 Aug 2021)
She was sidelined for a month in 2012 as a result of falling from her horse during training. (Athlete, 08 Aug 2012) |
| Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs |
She performs stretches before competing, which helps her to stay supple on the horse. (Athlete, 23 Aug 2021) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto |
"It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed." [Theodore Roosevelt] (Athlete, 23 Aug 2021) |
| Ambitions |
To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, and to become a published writer. (singaporepoloclub.org, 01 Jul 2019; Athlete, 23 Aug 2021) |
| Impairment |
She has spastic quadriplegia cerebral palsy as a result of being born prematurely at 24 weeks. (allin.guide, 23 Jan 2019; theonlinecitizen.com, 16 Sep 2016; Athlete, 08 Aug 2012) |
| General highlights |
She has competed at the 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 Paralympics. |
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