[SMU undergraduate] and Singapore's first Paralympic gold medallist Yip Pin Xiu came up with the standout moment of the ASEAN Para Games (APG) when she won the 50m backstroke S5 in world-record time. It was a performance that epitomised the spirit of the APG and the grit of the 1,000-odd regional competitors who rose above the challenges that life has had for them. The Republic’s first-time hosting of the region's para-sports meet counted among the 10 events in 2015 that had sports fans either abuzz with excitement or shaking their heads in collective disgust.