Swimmer Quah Ting Wen and sprinter Veronica Shanti Pereira will compete at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics (July 23-Aug 8), after getting their spots via universality places set aside by their sports governing bodies on Friday (July 2).
Their qualifications mean that the Team Singapore contingent is now 23 athletes strong, including defending Olympic champion Joseph Schooling.
Quah s third Olympics
The Singapore Swimming Association announced on Friday (July 2) that Quah, 28, had qualified as she was the highest ranked athlete based upon the FINA points table achieved by June.
Her points were taken from the 50m and 100m freestyle events.
The multiple SEA Games gold medallist, who holds six national records, will compete in her third Olympics in Tokyo.
Yu reaches last 32 with five-game victory over Yang at WTT Star Contender Monday, 8 March 2021
Singapore s Yu Mengyu edged out Monaco s Yang Xiaoxin in five games to reach the last 32 of the women s singles event at the World Table Tennis Star Contender tournament in Doha.
Yu, a former team world champion and five-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist, beat Yang 8-11, 11-4, 11-2, 10-12, 11-7 at the Lusail Multipurpose Hall to secure her place in the next round of the main draw.
The 31-year-old will meet Puerto Rico s Adrianna Diaz for a spot in the round of 16.
Commonwealth Games gold medallist Manika Batra of India was among the other players to progress on the opening day of main draw action in the Qatari capital.
National athletes get COVID-19 vaccination as they bid for Olympic qualification
SINGAPORE Singapore has been progressively arranging COVID-19 vaccination for national athletes who are bidding to qualify for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.
This is due to the athletes having to travel overseas frequently for qualifying competitions in the coming months.
Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Edwin Tong said in a Facebook post on Wednesday (24 February) that the vaccinations will ensure the athletes remain safe ahead of their overseas travels, and can focus on their competitions. We must support our athletes as they travel, train, and compete for Singapore on a global stage, he wrote in his post.