A largely transitional Singapore team will return from the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games with at least three golds - Singapore are involved in two table tennis finals today - but the quest for medals at major multi-sports Games will only get harder.
Besides the usual powerhouses like China, South Korea and Japan at the Asian Games in August, the Republic will also have to contend with another rising force.
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