On Thursday, 19 August 2010, the badminton finals for the females and males were held at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. On the way to the Singapore Indoor Stadium, student were all excited at the thought about going for the match. Especially the badminton players. I'm sure they felt honoured to get the privilege to watch the professionals at their sport play. They even bought a camcorder along with them to film the entire match!
Upon reaching the Singapore Indoor Stadium, everyone was hyped up. The first match opened with Great Britain playing against China. Great Britain had a good start. However, China slowly caught up and closed the game, winning.
Next up was China against Thailand. Although the girl representing Thailand fell down quite a couple of times to serve the shuttlecock, she got back up real quick and showed both perseverance and endurance. She eventually won with a score of 21:20.
The prize giving ceremony was soon conducted. The champions for the bronze, silver, and gold medals went to China, Vietnam, and Thailand respectively. Everyone rose to attention when the Thailand national anthem was played. That signaled the end of the women's finals and the commencement of the male finals.
The male finals commenced with Thailand against India. Everyone cheered when each team made a score and nobody jeered. The stadium was so silent between each pass that you could literally hear a pin drop. Everyone roared wildly when their favourite team made a score. A thai man dressed in traditional thai costume stood up holding a banner for the whole match! Tension rose between the two players and Pisit, the guy representing Thailand, stayed at a secure position throughout all 3 matches. He eventually won and hugged his opponent. He felt so thankful and elated that he threw his racket to the spectators.
I think that all the players displayed all 3 of the Olympic values, sportsmanship and respect to each other. I am happy and proud to say that I'm honored to be part of the Singapore Youth Olympic Games 2010.
