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Since 1959, I can't recall a single Minister or Minister of State ever rushing to garland a Singapore born Gold Medalist and we even had Chee Swee Lee winning the Asian Games Gold Medal.
This fucking women is from PRC and its only the SEA Games. I am sure the fact that her cousin is famous around the world must have played a part.
Come 2016, we shall see if this arsehole is going to rush around somemore.
04:45 AM Nov 21, 2011 SINGAPORE - The badminton gold medal Fu Mingtian captured in the women's singles at the 26th SEA Games in Jakarta on Saturday is clearly modest compared to what her more famous cousin Fu Mingxia has achieved.
China's diving legend Mingxia won four Olympic golds and two world titles.
She retired after the Sydney Olympics in 2000 and is 33 today.
At 21, Singapore's Fu still has a long way to go before any thoughts of her own retirement.
And after making history by becoming the first Singapore woman to win a singles gold in badminton at the SEA Games, Fu is chasing Olympic success.
She was greeted by a rousing welcome from around 200 supporters at Changi Airport's Terminal 3 yesterday.
After the hugs, pats on the back, handshakes and photos, the mood calmed down a little for her to say: "I just want to focus on next year. That is my target now and I will fight like I did on Saturday to qualify for the Games."
While many of the world's top shuttlers were missing from the SEA Games, the manner in which Fu kept her focus at match point down in the third game against home favourite Adriyanti Firdasari in the final, amidst the cackling din of the home crowd, impressed so many.
Fu says she will ask her famous cousin for advice and inspiration.
Now married and a mother of three, Mingxia, who currently stays in Hong Kong, has been kept up to date with Fu's progress.
"I called my mum after winning the gold on Saturday and I'm sure my parents told her about it," said Fu. "She's my idol and I want to become like her some day. It has been my dream to become an Olympic champion like her but I still need to improve a lot.
"She comes to meet me whenever I am in Hong Kong and there will be plenty to talk about the next time I am there."
The next big test for the world No 26 will be the China Open in Shanghai, which begins tomorrow.
Fu is scheduled to face Japan's Sayaka Sato, ranked 10 rungs above her, in Round 1 on Wednesday. Should she get past the Japanese, India's Saina Nehwal (world No 4) or Joo Bae Youn (No 10) of South Korea will be next.
Fu believes her biggest rival is none other than herself.
"I will take to Shanghai the same attitude I took to Indonesia. I have to keep my composure if I am to advance to each round, and I will take each game as it comes and fight for every point and game," she said.
Singapore Badminton Association president Lee Yi Shyan, who rushed overnight from a trip to Malacca to greet the country's latest star with a garland at the airport, was impressed by Fu's mental fortitude in the critical moment in the final.
"What she has demonstrated is the rare quality of being calm and collected at the very critical moment," said Lee, the Minister of State for Trade and Industry and National Development.
"Most players would have caved in, which is normal. But what distinguishes top players from the rest is their ability to stay focus that few seconds longer. This is the quality I want our other players to have."
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