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Have you
cycled on the 15 km runway before, where fighter jets land and take off?
According to SAFRA, Singapore is the only country in Asia to
open up a runway for cycling. The Runway Cycling event was
held at Paya Lebar Air Base and is open to the public for recreational
activities like cycling and roller-blading.
SRCD
grasped the golden opportunity to guide 28 deaf participants to
Paya Lebar Air Base on 20 June 2004. It was indeed the first
time that the deaf community participared together in Runway Cycling
event.
The
anxious deaf participants collected the rented bicycles from the
bicycle kiosks and cycled towards the starting point. When the
event flagged off at 8.30am, more than 6,500 cyclists eagerly
pedaled away on the runway.
The scenic view along the runway and the beautiful natural scenery lightened up
everyone’s mood as they got a reminder to adopt a healthy
lifestyle through sports.
We
would like to thank SAFRA for sponsoring the rental of the
bicycles. The feedbacks from the deaf participants were positive
and some of them are eager to come back again the following
year!
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