Timeout amid dogged pursuit

Lucas Ng raising funds for rescue dogs during break as he takes stock of career and training

Above: A young Lucas Ng with his Boxer Whiskey. Ng training in Goyang last year. He estimates that he has spent more than $10,000 of his own funds since moving there.
Above: Ng training in Goyang last year. He estimates that he has spent more than $10,000 of his own funds since moving there. ST FILE PHOTO
Above: A young Lucas Ng with his Boxer Whiskey. Ng training in Goyang last year. He estimates that he has spent more than $10,000 of his own funds since moving there.
Above: A young Lucas Ng with his Boxer Whiskey. Ng training in Goyang last year. He estimates that he has spent more than $10,000 of his own funds since moving there.PHOTO COURTESY OF LUCAS NG
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    Apr 6, 2018, 5:00 am SGT
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For the first time in three years, Lucas Ng is focusing his efforts on something completely unrelated to short track speed skating: raising funds for rescue dogs.

But the 29-year-old, widely considered one of the pioneers of the sport in the region, is not retiring, but taking advantage of the off-season to mull over his next step.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on April 06, 2018, with the headline 'Timeout amid dogged pursuit'. Print Edition | Subscribe
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