Asher Pua

Name: Asher  Pua

Date of birth: 02-04-2006

Height: 176 cm

Current School: Singapore Sports School

Age began gymnastics and reason for starting: 7 years old. Primary School CCA 

First Club: Win-Win Gymnastics Club

First Coach: Mr Foo

Current Club: National Training Centre

Current Coach: Coach Park

Favourite apparatus: Pommel Horse

Favourite skill: Roth

Most difficult skill to learn so far: Healy/ Back triple twist

Most admired sports person: Sergio Perez

Major Sporting Achievements:

• 2023 Artistic Gymnastics Asian Championships – 8th on the Pommel Horse 

Competition Experiences:

• Asian Championships: 2023

Who is your favourite gymnast and why? Carlos yulo. He is an inspiration to the growing SEA scene for male gymnasts 

Favourite music: English Pop

Favourite movie: Whiplash

My favourite local dish: Hokkien mee because the flavours are very unique and very nice tasting.

My main support group: Teammates, coaches, family, friends

If I was not an athlete, I would like to be... E-sports gamer

I love to hang out at... because... Home because it is very relaxing and I can do whatever I want to do. 

One interesting fact that most people do not know about me is... I hate eating mushrooms

What is the greatest challenge you have faced in your sporting career? How did you overcome that?

Injuries which keep occuring. Injuries definitely hinders my sporting progression and my improvement in training and competitions which can be discouraging at times but i always try to stay motivated and focused to put aside the setback and focus on the comeback.