Para-athlete Steve Tee shows steely resolve to defy the limits

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As his vision deteriorated over the years, it would have been easier for para-athlete Steve Tee to just stop playing sports. But he did not. The avid sportsman, who captained Singapore's five-a-side football team for the visually impaired at the 2015 Asean Para Games,...

Tee and Ang's partnership blossomed right from the start, with a bronze in the 24.6km individual time trial at their first major competition - the 2017 Asean Para Games in Kuala Lumpur.

Tee told The New Paper:"I still love football. But cycling has helped me improve my overall fitness, love for myself and my body, and boosted my self-esteem and confidence." "I felt happy and honoured to be nominated, as it shows that the hard work and sacrifices over the past two years have been worth it," he said.At the 9th PATC in South Korea last October, they crashed during the qualifying round in the velodrome.After quickly tending to their wounds, they continued to race in blood-stained jerseys and qualified for the bronze-medal race."At a training camp before the competition, we also crashed twice at the same spot at high speeds.

Although Ang brings a wealth of cycling experience to their partnership, he also learnt a lot from training and competing with Tee.Ang had retired from competitive racing two years earlier, but volunteered to be Tee's pilot on weekends. Soon, he realised that his competing days were not over.

 

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