SEA Games Basketball (Women): Singapore fall to defending champions Thailand
Singapore put up a valiant fight against two-time defending champions Thailand, but were ultimately defeated 83-46 the South East Asia (SEA) Games.
Singapore put up a valiant fight against two-time defending champions Thailand, but were ultimately defeated 83-46 the South East Asia (SEA) Games.
Singapore's Ang Chen Xiang breaks his own National Record with a time of 14.38 seconds in the heats, while compatriots Jannah Wong and Nur Izlyn post 14.28 seconds and 16.95 seconds to finish sixth and seventh in the finals respectively.
The previous National Record of 3 minutes and 43.85 seconds was set back in 1974 at the Asian Games in Iran. Posting a time of 3 minutes and 40.58 seconds, the Singapore team smashed the record by a great margin.
Team Singapore ended their swimming campaign on a high with four gold, two silver and two bronze medals today. This brought their total medal haul to 23 gold, 12 silver and seven bronze medals over their six-day campaign.
The Young Lions needed no less than a win and the loss cost them a place in the semi-finals.
Ng Hanbin and Larry Liew were joint-top scorers with 15 points each.
Singapore start their SEA Games campaign on a winning note after defeating Philippines 17–2.
Eliza Ng finished sixth in the women's race, while Raviin S/O Muthu Kumar and Fang Jianyong came in seventh and eighth in the men’s race.