SINGAPORE: A total of 256 athletes across 23 sports have been provisionally selected to represent Singapore at the upcoming Asian Games in Japan.
In a media release issued on Tuesday (Jun 2), the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) announced the first batch of athletes and teams selected to represent Singapore at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, which will be held from Sep 19 to Oct 4.
“There were 115 athletes who had met the Asian Games’ qualification set by the organisers, and 141 athletes who did not have to – both group of athletes met and satisfy the SNOC Selection Committee’s benchmarks,” the council said.
Reigning 200m Asian Games gold medallist Shanti Pereira and sailor Ryan Lo will defend their titles, while Loh Kean Yew, who over the weekend finished runner-up at the Singapore Badminton Open, and teammate Yeo Jia Min have been included.
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