SINGAPORE : Singapore’s
Laurentia Tan has won a bronze medal in an Equestrian event on
Tuesday, giving the country its first—ever medal at the Beijing
2008 Paralympic Games
Tan,
who rode on horse "Nothing To Lose", took third placing in the
Individual Championship Test Grade 1A event. Britain’s Anne Dunham
and S Christiansen took the gold and silver
respectively.
Tan
will be the first to receive the Athletes Achievement Award (AAA)
set up by the Singapore National Paralympic Council. The award
comprises a monetary reward of S$25,000 for her bronze medal in the
individual event.
The
AAA incentives of S$100,000, S$50,000 and S$25,000 are respectively
for gold, silver and bronze medal placings at the Paralympic Games
individual events