Yap Zong Han Darren (Born 8 September 2004) is a Singaporean taekwondo practitioner.
Early life and education Darren Yap was born on 8 September 2004. He studied at the Anglo-Chinese School (International) in Holland Village.
Career In the early 2010s, Yap has already been competing in the Junior Taekwondo Singapore Championship.
Yap has appeared in multiple SEA Games. He and his teammates won the men's poomsae team event in the 2021 SEA Games in Vietnam. He missed the podium in the 2023 edition in Cambodia. At the 2025 edition in Thailand, Yap earned a bronze medal in the men's individual freestyle poomsae.
He won a bronze medal in the men's individual poomsae at the 2023 World Combat Games in Riyadh.
Yap took part in the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi and Nagoya, Japan. He became the first ever Singaporean taekwondo medalist in the continental games by winning a bronze in the men's individual poomsae. On top of conventional taekwondo, Yap also won a second bronze medal – in Virtual Taekwondo.
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References
External links Darren Yap – Team Singapore Profile