Singapore at the 2014 Asian Games
| Singapore at the 2014 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | SIN |
| NOC | Singapore National Olympic Council |
| Website | www |
| in Incheon | |
| Competitors | 227 in 20 sports |
| Flag bearer | Gary Yeo |
| Medals Ranked 15th |
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| Asian Games appearances (overview) | |
Singapore participated in the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea from 19 September to 4 October 2014.[1]
On 20 September, won a bronze medal in fencing for the men's individual épée competition.[2]
On 21 September, Joseph Schooling won a bronze medal for swimming in the men's 200m butterfly with a time of 1:57.54 minutes.[3]
On 22 September, Tao Li won a silver medal for swimming in the women's 50m butterfly with a time of 26.28 seconds, missing out on a third consecutive Asian Games gold for the 50m butterfly.[4]
Also on 22 September, the men's doubles team for Sepak Takraw were bronze medalists. The Laos team were disqualified for failure to play their semi-final match. Singapore had the best record of the teams that were eliminated from progression to the semi-finals, which was the fifth best record of all teams after the group stage. The team consisted of , and .[5][6]
On 24 September, Schooling won Singapore's first gold medal at the 2014 Games, finishing first at the 100m butterfly final. He was the first male Singaporean swimmer to win a gold medal at the Asian Games, since Ang Peng Siong’s gold medal at the men's 100m freestyle at the 1982 Asiad in New Delhi.[7]
Media coverage[]
Singaporean public broadcasting conglomerate Mediacorp held the broadcast rights of the 2014 Asian Games in the country.[8]
Medalists[]
Gold
Silver
BronzeReferences[]
- ^ "Singapore announces Asian Games line-up - Channel NewsAsia". channelnewsasia.com. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
- ^ "Asian Games: Fencer Lim Wei Wen wins Singapore's first medal". ChannelNewsAsia. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ Chua, Siang Yee. "Asian Games: Schooling wins bronze in 200m butterfly; Singapore's second medal at Games". The Straits Times. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ Chua, Siang Yee. "Asian Games: Tao Li bags silver, Joseph Schooling fourth in 200m individual medley". The Straits Times. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ Chin, Han Keong. "Asian Games: Sepak Takraw bronze for Singapore after Laos disqualification". The Straits Times. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ Linden, Julian (2014-09-22). "Laos loses certain medal after missing sepak takraw match". Reuters. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ "Joseph Schooling wins S'pore's first gold at Incheon Asiad". Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ "Mediacorp coverage for 2014 Asian Games". Facebook. Mediacorp.
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