Watch live: High spirits as Singapore’s Paralympians go on open-top bus parade

SINGAPORE: The overcast skies and threat of rain did not dampen spirits on Saturday (Sep 14) as Singapore’s Paralympians began their bus parade.
Leaving the OCBC Aquatics Centre at about 11.30am, the athletes departed on an open-top bus that is taking them through the heart of the city.
Present are all 10 Paralympians, including double Paris Paralympics gold medallist Yip Pin Xiu and historic boccia silver medallist Jeralyn Tan.
There was a celebratory mood in the air about 30 minutes before the bus departed, with about 100 Team Singapore supporters, mostly dressed in red, gathering to cheer the athletes on.
Yip told reporters she was “really excited” for the parade.
“It’s a really nice experience, because you get to be on the bus with your fellow teammates, and really get to see all these Singaporeans come out and support you,” she said.
The open-top bus is passing through four “cheer points”. They are:
Team Singapore’s contingent of 10 athletes concluded their Games campaign with three medals – two gold and one silver. This meant that they bettered the two golds and one bronze at the 2016 Games.
The most medals Singapore won at a Paralympics was at the 2008 edition when they took home one gold, one silver and two bronzes.
In Paris, Yip won golds in the 100m backstroke S2 and 50m backstroke S2, winning the titles for the third consecutive Paralympics.
Tan clinched a historic boccia silver for Singapore in the women’s individual BC1 event, the country’s first medal in the sport.
She is Singapore’s fourth Paralympic medallist, joining Yip, swimmer Theresa Goh and equestrian Laurentia Tan.
A similar bus parade was organised for Singapore’s Olympians last month after they concluded their campaign with a bronze medal, courtesy of Maximilian Maeder in the kitefoiling event.