Dear diary

Why do sportspeople keep diaries? Six Singapore athletes give Assistant Sports Editor Rohit Brijnath and Executive Photojournalist Kevin Lim a rare peek into their private world.

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"I hate my body."
It is 2016 and the swimmer Quah Ting Wen is scribbling in her diary. Her written words are raw, poignant, perceptive, revealing.
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