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S'pore muay thai athlete alleges she was 'punched and kicked' by national coach, authorities investigating
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Muay Thai athlete Lena Tan claims she suffered injuries on her face and left leg during a physical assessment session in February after she appealed against her exclusion from the Hanoi SEA Games.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF LENA TAN
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SINGAPORE - The Safe Sport Commission is investigating separate complaints from two muay thai athletes - Lena Tan and Bryan Tee - against national coach and team manager Robert Yap.
Tan, 35, is alleging that she was unfairly dropped from the national team and the May 12-23 SEA Games in Hanoi, and that the subsequent appeal process against her exclusion was conducted in an unsafe manner by the Singapore Muay Thai Federation (SMF).
