Tennis Rackets presented to PM Lee Kuan Yew

Title
Tennis Rackets presented to PM Lee Kuan Yew
Year/Period
1973
Region
Singapore
Object Type
tennis racket
Material
Wood, Cloth
Dimension
Object size: Refer to parts
Accession No.
2018-00482
Collection of
National Museum of Singapore
Credit Line
Donated by President’s Office

This set of tennis rackets comes with cloth cases and wooden presses. It was presented to Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew in January 1973. During Prime Minister Lee’s school years, he took up cricket, tennis and swimming. He was a strong advocate of sports and encouraged Singaporeans to lead an active, healthy lifestyle through sports.

 

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