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In a punishing temple of iron, national athletes lift their game

The hard, repetitious labour of athletes is rarely documented. And so Assistant Sports Editor Rohit Brijnath and Executive Photojournalist Ng Sor Luan spent two days in a gym reserved for national athletes to watch them train.

Assistant Sports Editor

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March 11, 2023 at 8:10 PM

The Olympic sailor is grinning in awe, the silat champion is straining in silence.

“Farhan’s breaking the gym,” laughs Kimberly Lim.

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