S'pore woman breaks barrier

S'pore woman breaks barrier

SINGAPORE (AFP): Former Singapore hockey player Annabel Ess became the first woman to break into the once male-only Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) executive committee, the Straits Times reported on Tuesday.

"It is like an athlete making it to the Olympic Games. Being involved in the Olympic movement is for me the ultimate for any sports administrator," the daily quoted the 51-year-old Ess as saying.

Entering an all-men's club is not new for Ess, the daily said, adding she was the only woman vice-president in the Singapore Hockey Federation.

"I would like to lend the women's perspective to the SNOC where appropriate, but more importantly, I would hope that with my involvement more women would get involved with sports," she said.