Life after the Olympics - S'pore athletes back in training, school, and pigging out

Singapore athletes (clockwise from top left) Quah Ting Wen, Loh Kean Yew and Kiria Tikanah in their hotel rooms, while serving their stay-home notices. PHOTOS: LOH KEAN YEW, KIRIA TIKANAH, QUAH TING WEN/INSTAGRAM
Flagbearers Loh Kean Yew and Yu Mengyu leading the Singapore contingent at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics on July 23, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS
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SINGAPORE - What swimmer Quah Ting Wen did when she got home after completing her 14-day quarantine on Monday (Aug 16) was unpack her luggage from the Tokyo Olympics.

And then she started packing again. The 28-year-old is heading to Naples, Italy, on Sunday to represent United States-based team DC Trident in the International Swimming League, a short-course inter-team competition.

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