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Another Joseph Schooling? Here’s what Singapore needs to do
It starts with a commitment from the athletes themselves, but the authorities, the ecosystem and even ordinary Singaporeans have a role to play.
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Singapore's Joseph Schooling poses with his gold medal on the podium of the Men's 100m Butterfly Final at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
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Oon Jin Teik
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On the morning of Aug 13, 2016, as the secretary-general of the Singapore Swimming Association (SSA), I was working with my team to organise the live streaming of the 100m butterfly finals (Rio Olympics) at the OCBC Aquatics multi-function room. The event was attended by many VIPs.
When the first 50m of the race saw Joseph Schooling at the front of the pack, everyone in the room started jumping and screaming. Then, for a split second, the video screen froze due to poor Wi-Fi.
