‘We’re like family’: How a special bond took Singapore’s Jeralyn Tan to a historic Paralympic medal

But what’s special about Tan is that no matter how hard she’s pushed, she often perseveres, said Yurnita. ” That’s what also keeps me coming back. “

Tan went on to reflect Singapore in 2020, winning the  The following year, the world finals of Boccia Asia-Oceania Regional.

After clinching two World Boccia Cup trophies in 2023, the present world No 2 retained her BC1 queen in Montreal, Canada, earlier this year.

” WE WERE BROKEN-HEARTED”

But before making history  at the Games, the couple had to overcome key disappointment.

At the World Boccia Cup in Portugal in July, the three-time hero was eliminated in the quarter-finals.  

” We were broken-hearted… we were thus crushed,” recalled Yurnita.

We discussed and changed stuff when we came up. We knew that it was going to be difficult, it was going to get relaxing, but we did it. “

The couple altered their plan to increase the amount of training they do, and they also changed the way they play their games to become more “aggressive.”

Tan said that Yurnita’s commitment to experiment and adapt is what sets her apart from other instructors.

” That damage was a disguised grace,” the author said. Without that loss, we would n’t have made a lot of changes,” said Yurnita.

The key takeaway is” we ca n’t give up,” he said. “