SINGAPORE: Members of Parliament joined senior executives to take part in the M1 Corporate Netball Challenge on Saturday (Nov 12).
A total of 41 corporate teams took part in the event at Kallang Netball Centre. They included teams from banks, legal and audit firms, as well as from multinational corporations and government-linked companies.
New Zealand netball legend, Leana de Bruin – a World Champion and Commonwealth Games double gold medallist – was also at the event to meet participants and fans.
She also played in an exhibition game which featured Members of Parliament such as Minister for Social & Family Development Tan Chuan-Jin and Minister of State for Manpower Teo Ser Luck.
Minister Tan Chuan-Jin in action during the M1 Corporate Netball Challenge. (Photo Netball Singapore)
MP Jessica Tan – also the president of Netball Singapore – was pleased with the corporate participation at the event: “Seeing returning companies and new companies forming teams to participate in the M1 Corporate Netball Challenge is very heartening. It is particularly great to see colleagues, male and female, coming together during a weekend to play netball and enjoying the game.”
M1 also donated S$50,000 to charities focusing on underprivileged children and at-risk youth, in conjunction with the event.
