Nathanael Pek
Name: Sek Kai, Nathanael Pek
Date of birth: 01-06-2009
Height: 168 cm
Current School: Singapore Sports School
Age began gymnastics and reason for starting: I started at the age of 6. I was diagnosed with dyslexia and mild ADHD, and my parents wanted to get drain away my energy and help me to gain confidence.
First Club: Win Win Gymnastics
First Coach: Mr Fu Yong Kwan
Current Club: National Training Centre
Current Coach: Coach Park
Favourite apparatus: Pommel Horse
Favourite skill: D-Flops
Most difficult skill to learn so far: Roundoff Back Handspring Double Back
Personal Best Recorded and the Event in which it was recorded: Scored 72.899 on IAA.
Major Sporting Achievements:
- Qualified for Asian Juniors Championships 2024
- UWCSEA East Competition – 1st for the Individual All Around, Rings, and Parallel Bars
- National Championships 2024 – 2nd for the Parallel Bars and Rings
Most admired sports person: Cristiano Ronaldo
Who is your favourite gymnast and why? Daiki Hashimoto. A gymnast who was never born to be the great but worked hard and overtime, won the Tokyo Olympic.
Favourite music: Pop songs
Favourite movie: Extraction
My favourite local dish: My favourite local dish is Seafood fried rice because I like eating seafoods such as prawn which taste very fresh and the fried rice smells aromatic.
My main support group: My parents, coaches, teammates and friends.
If I was not an athlete, I would like to be... An ordinary person.
Top 3 things on my bucket list:
- Monitor
- PC
- Mouse
I love to hang out at... because... I love to hang out at the beach because it is very peaceful and relaxing.
One interesting fact that most people do not know about me is... I look quiet from the outside but love talking to people who I know well.
What is the greatest challenge you have faced in your sporting career? How did you overcome that?
Having an injury right few days before competition. Told and remind myself to get better first and that I still have many opportunities.
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