Singapore s women athletes competing in the Tokyo Olympics
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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.