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<\/p>\nOne of four core members of elderly fitness group Team Strong Silvers, former national weightlifter Ng Bee Kia, has died.<\/p>\n
In an obituary posted on their Facebook page on July 4, the group announced that Ng died last Friday (July 3) at the age of 80.<\/p>\n
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Ng has been a mainstay of the group since its founding in 2013, impressing Singaporeans with their fitness and toned bodies despite being in their 60s then.<\/p>\n
In an interview with The Asean, a bi-monthly magazine of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), Ng, a former national weightlifter who represented Singapore in regional competitions in the 1960s and 1970s, said that exercise can help seniors become healthier, even through just basic movements.<\/p>\n
He won three SEA Games medals in the 1970s.<\/p>\n
“Maybe you can no longer be as strong as in your younger days. But you can become healthier than you are now,” the magazine reported him as saying last July.<\/p>\n
Ng, who had reportedly undergone a surgery recently and was in recovery said: “Like a car that is not used for a long time, the body will fall into disrepair. I want to remain a well-maintained and running vehicle.”<\/p>\n
He has been a familiar sight on the group’s social media, frequently demonstrating simple exercise movements.<\/p>\n
Along with the other core members, they also attend nationwide active ageing campaigns.<\/p>\n
On Team Strong Silvers’ Facebook post announcing Ng’s passing, many users paid respects to Ng by quoting the group’s tagline, “Never too OLD”, while others thanked him for being an inspiration.<\/p>\n
Ng will be cremated at Mandai North Crematorium at 4.45pm on Monday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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