32 teams take part in eighth edition of SPH Foundation National Primary Schools Tchoukball Championships (Senior Division)

Singapore, 22 May 2019 - Singapore Press Holdings Foundation (SPH Foundation) will host the eighth edition of the SPH Foundation National Primary School Championships for the Senior Division on 27 and 28 May 2019. The Girls’ Nationals will be held on Monday, 27 May and the Boys’ Nationals will be held on Tuesday, 28 May at Singapore Basketball Centre.

Organised by Tchoukball Association of Singapore (TBAS), the event comprises two categories, namely the Senior Division (for boys and girls aged 13 years and under), and the Junior Division (for boys and girls aged 11 years and under) which will be played in November 2019.

Tchoukball is a non-contact team sport that was invented in 1970 and emphasises on speed, teamwork and strategy. It involves a unique set of rules and elements of volleyball, basketball and handball. The sport can be played by anyone regardless of varying physical and sporting abilities.

The sport is swiftly gaining popularity with over 37 associate clubs registered with TBAS and is now being played in more than 130 schools across Singapore.

Media Invitation

Your journalist and photographer/camera crew are cordially invited to cover the nationals.

Please RSVP to Elaine Chrysta Tan at elainect@sph.com.sg before 3pm on Friday, 24 May for the Girls’ Nationals and Monday, 27 May for the Boys’ Nationals.

Details of the SPH Foundation National Primary Schools Tchoukball Championships

Girls’ (Seniors) Nationals
Date: Monday, 27 May 2019
Time: 12pm to 6.30pm
Venue: Singapore Basketball Centre (601 Aljunied Ave 1 S389862)

Boys’ (Juniors) Nationals
Date: Tuesday, 28 May 2019
Time: 12pm to 6pm
Venue: Singapore Basketball Centre (601 Aljunied Ave 1 S389862)

About Singapore Press Holdings Ltd
The Singapore Press Holdings Foundation, a registered charity and an Institution of Public Character, was first set up as the Press Foundation of Singapore in January 2003 to help build a lifelong learning community that embraces language enrichment, creativity, diversity, healthy living and sports. The seed contribution of $20 million to the Foundation came from media group Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. It was renamed Singapore Press Holdings Foundation in May 2005.

For more information, please visit the Foundation’s website at www.sphfoundation.org.sg

About Tchoukball Association of Singapore
The Tchoukball Association of Singapore (TBAS) was set up in September 2006. The main priority of the association is to promote the sport of Tchoukball and its unique charter in Singapore.

In the words of the inventor of Tchoukball, Dr Hermann Brandt, “The objective of human physical activities is not to make champions, but rather to help construct a harmonious society.”

TBAS continues to champion the moulding of character through sports and places emphasis on the overall development of the players.

For more information, please visit our website at www.tchoukball.org.sg.