Kaeson Lim

Name: Kaeson Lim 

Height: 171 cm 

Age began gymnastics and reason for starting: 8 years old. I thought it looked fun and cool.

First Club: Henry Park Primary 

First Coach:  Teo Yong Seng

Current Club: National Training Centre

Current Coach: Park Gi Yong

Favourite apparatus: Pommel Horse

Favourite skill: E Flop

Personal Best Recorded and the Event in which it was recorded: Scoring 73.1 for the Individual All-Around 

Major Sporting Achievements:

• South-East Asian Games 2023 – 2nd on Pommel Horse 
• South-East Asian Games 2021 – Team Bronze
• 2019 National Championships – 1st on the Individual All-Around 
• 2019 Zhao Qing World Cup – 8th on the Floor exercise 
• 2018 Melbourne World Cup – 8th on the Horizontal Bars 
• 2016 ASEAN School Games – Team Bronze 

Competition Experiences:

• South-East Asian Games: 2021, 2023
• Asian Championships: 2023

Sporting Motto or Saying: Work hard play hard.

Who is your favourite gymnast and why ?: Kohei uchimura because of how he executes his skills perfectly.

My favourite local dish is: Chilli crab 

My main support group consist of: Family, friends and teammates

If I was not an athlete, I would like to be: Football player

One interesting fact that most people do not know about me is: I have a problem gaining weight.

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

Greatest challenge would be wanting to give up gymnastics and I decided not to due to the amounts of years and hard work I have put in.