Han Siong Chan

Started: He first tried the sport in 2010 at SAFRA Shooting Club in Singapore. He began training and shooting competitively after being introduced to the Singapore Disability Sports Council [SDSC] in 2017. (Athlete, 20 Aug 2022; sdsc.org.sg, 03 Aug 2021) Reason: He discovered shooting during his national military service. "I was first introduced to shooting during a cohesion event in the army. I stopped to study abroad and returned to the sport in 2016 after watching the [2016] Olympics in Rio. Hoang Xuan Vinh of Vietnam won the [10m air] pistol event. He was 42 at the time, which inspired and motivated me to start." (Athlete, 20 Aug 2022; sdsc.org.sg, 03 Aug 2021) Ambition: To compete at both the Paralympic Games and the Olympic Games. (Athlete, 20 Aug 2022) Additional Info: THE GO ACADEMY In 2014 he co-founded The GO Academy, a school for go [a strategy board game also known as weiqi] in Singapore. He has also held the position of secretary for the Singapore Weiqi Association. (Facebook profile, 10 May 2024; Instagram profile, 05 Nov 2023; weiqi.org.sg, 21 Oct 2010) OTHER STUDIES He has also studied at Myongji University in Seoul, Republic of Korea. (Athlete, 20 Aug 2022; Facebook profile, 01 Apr 2020)