Lucas Ng

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Reason for choosing this sport	"To participate in a winter sport has been always a dream for me."
When and where did you begin this sport?	He began skating in 2010 in Changchun, People's Republic of China.
Club / Team	Snow Leopard Speed Skating: Singapore

Injuries	He competed at the 2017 South East Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, despite severing a tendon in his right hand a week before the Games. He had stitches in his hand for a month. (Athlete, 07 Nov 2017)
Memorable sporting achievement	Representing Singapore at international competitions and the 2017 South East Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Athlete, 07 Nov 2017)
Hero / Idol	Short track skaters Sandor Liu Shaolin from Hungary and Kwak Yoon-Gy from the Republic of Korea. (Athlete, 07 Nov 2017)
Most influential person in career	Hungarian short track skater Sandor Liu Shaolin. (Athlete, 07 Nov 2017)
Other sports	He has competed in inline skating events. (inlineplanet.com, 06 Mar 2009)
Other information	NATIONAL FIRST He became the first Singaporean athlete to compete at a major winter sport event at the 2011 Asian Winter Games in Astana and Almaty, Kazakhstan. His participation drew praise from parliamentary secretary Teo Ser Luck. "We should just celebrate the fact that Singapore has its first winter athlete. We've never had a winter athlete and this in itself is a breakthrough." (straitstimes.com, 07 Jan 2011) COACHING He served as head coach of the Singapore short track team at the 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Pyeongchang, Korea. (Facebook page, 11 Jun 2015) TRAINING ISSUE He and his teammates were barred from their local ice rink in January 2010. The management of the Kallang Ice World in Singapore insisted the athletes wore only skates rented at the rink instead of their professional skates which had a longer blade and raised safety concerns. (straitstimes.com, 10 Jan 2011)
Sporting philosophy / motto	"Choices you make create the life you wish to live in. If there's no enemy within, the enemy outside can do us no harm." (Athlete, 07 Nov 2017)