SINGAPORE - Brazilian jiu-jitsu exponent Constance Lien struck a blow for martial arts athletes when she was named The Straits Times Athlete of the Year on Wednesday .
Last year, Lien became the first Singaporean to be crowned the blue belt featherweight BJJ world champion and SEA Games jiu-jitsu gold medallist. Her dominant performance during the SEA Games belies the fact that jiu-jitsu, according to Singapore team manager May Ooi, is"not even a national sports association yet" and has"zero funding".
The ST Young Athlete of the Year award went to Outram Secondary's Ardi Zulhilmi Mohamed Azman. He is the first swimmer to win the prize, which is now in its third year.
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