Visa’s support of the Youth Olympic Games will also include a Go World campaign featuring young athletes. The campaign is youth-oriented and aims to generate interest and awareness of the 3,200 athletes and hundreds of thousands of spectators expected to attend the Games.     The Go World Youth Olympic Games campaign features three promising young Singaporean athletes - Darren Choy (sailing), Amanda Lim (swimming) and Jeffrey Lightfoot (football) - in action shots on a bold and vibrant background. The campaign captures the excitement and anticipation of a new generation of athletes participating in their first Olympic Games.

 

Amanda Lim Xiang Qi, 林香杞, age 17 Amanda Lim is a member of the Team Singapore swimming team. Amanda became known as Southeast Asia's fastest girl when she won the 50 meter freestyle dash with a time of 25.82 seconds at the 2009 South East Asian Games in Laos.   She also represented Singapore at the 2009 Asian Youth Games where she won one gold, two silver and one bronze medals. Her other recent international competitions included the 2008 FINA World Cup.   Recent accomplishments: 2009 Asian Youth Games – one gold, two silver and one bronze medals 2009 South East Asian Games – three gold and one bronze medals

 
 

Darren Choy Wong Loong, 蔡旺龙, age 16 Darren is a member of the Team Singapore sailing team. He recently secured the world title at the 2010 Byte CII Championships in France for a second consecutive year.   Darren also won the inaugural Asian Youth Games 2009 held in Singapore. In August 2009, the 15-year old defeated 32-year old defending champion Briton Jon Emmett to be the world champion in the Byte CII class in Canada.   He is described as “one of the brightest prospects in Singapore sailing, and a potential Olympic medalist”. He recently won the Singapore National Olympic Council’s Sportsboy of the Year Award.   Recent accomplishments: Singapore National Olympic Council Sportsboy of the Year, 2009 2010 Byte CII World Championships, Cannes, France – champion 2009 Byte CII World Championships. Kingston, Canada – champion Asian Youth Games 2009 - gold medal, Byte CII Boys Division

 

Jeffrey Adam Lightfoot, age 15 Jeffrey Adam Lightfoot is the captain of the National Football Academy (NFA) U-15 team and the Singapore’s Asian Youth Games football squad.   Singled out by Fandi Ahmad for his potential at the tender age of five, Jeffrey’s passion for the sport is also well-recognized by the football community in Singapore.   Jeffrey, a student at Victoria School, has a supportive family who “lives and breathes” football. He was first introduced to the game at the age of three by his father who was born and raised in Liverpool. He fell in love with the sport after his first visit to Anfield, home of Liverpool Football Club.   He was one of the two members included in Straits Times’ 2009 Asian Youth Games Best XI All-Stars team highlighting his future prospects in football as a potential Lion.   Recent accomplishments: Captain of Singapore national football team (U-15) Captain of Singapore Asian Youth Games football team