Soh Rui Yong hits back at Singapore Athletics over SEA Games non-selection comments

Soh Rui Yong said Singapore Athletics had not been specific about which terms of the code of conduct had been breached and when he had done so.
Soh Rui Yong said Singapore Athletics had not been specific about which terms of the code of conduct had been breached and when he had done so.PHOTO: ST FILE
Published
Aug 3, 2019, 7:36 pm SGT
Assistant Sports Editor
linfhoong@sph.com.sg

SINGAPORE - National marathoner Soh Rui Yong has blasted Singapore Athletics (SA) over its statement on his non-selection for the upcoming SEA Games, calling the comments "a cowardly piece of fluff".

In a media release issued late Friday (Aug 2) night, the national sports association (NSA) said it would not be lodging an appeal for 27-year-old Soh, who was omitted from the 585-athlete contingent bound for this year's SEA Games in the Philippines.

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