Test of Endurance
When Joseph Schooling won Singapore’s first Olympic gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics, the country celebrated along with him. It didn’t matter where you were or who you were with, the energy then was infectious, and his win became the topic on everyone’s lips—with each conversation filled with praise and admiration.
Of course, there have been other sporting achievements since. At the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, the Quah siblings clinched top honours with record times: Jing Wen emerged victorious in the women’s 200m butterfly race; Zheng Wen broke the national record in the men’s 100m backstroke; Ting Wen was triumphant in the women’s 100m freestyle race—making it a spectacular family affair.
These are but only a handful of stories from the Singapore sports scene, but each record-breaking milestone demonstrates the power of sports in bringing everyone together. Behind these wins are
