Singapore at the 2014 Asian Games explained

Noc:SIN
Nocname:Singapore National Olympic Council
Year:2014
Games:Asian Games
Location:Incheon
Competitors:227
Sports:20
Flagbearer:Gary Yeo
Gold:5
Silver:6
Bronze:13
Rank:15
Appearances:auto
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Singapore participated in the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea from 19 September to 4 October 2014.[1]

On 20 September, Lim Wei Wen 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 Mohamad Farhan Amran, Muhammad Hafiz Nor Izam Ja'afar and Eddy Nor Shafiq Sahari.[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

MedalNameSportEvent
Women's Team of 5
Women's Optimist
Women's 420
Match racing
Men's 100 m butterfly
Women's Singles
Women's Trios
Men's Optimist
Women's 29er
Men's 50 m butterfly
Women's 50 m butterfly
Women's All-events
Men's individual épée
Men's double regu
Men's Laser
Men's 420
Men's 25 m center fire pistol
25 m standard pistol team
Men's 200 m butterfly
Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay
Women's 100 m butterfly
Men's doubles
Women's singles
Women's team

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Singapore announces Asian Games line-up - Channel NewsAsia. channelnewsasia.com. 2014-08-18.
  2. Web site: Asian Games: Fencer Lim Wei Wen wins Singapore's first medal. ChannelNewsAsia. 23 September 2014.
  3. Web site: Chua. Siang Yee. Asian Games: Schooling wins bronze in 200m butterfly; Singapore's second medal at Games. The Straits Times. 23 September 2014.
  4. Web site: Chua. Siang Yee. Asian Games: Tao Li bags silver, Joseph Schooling fourth in 200m individual medley. The Straits Times. 23 September 2014.
  5. Web site: Han Keong. Chin. Asian Games: Sepak Takraw bronze for Singapore after Laos disqualification. The Straits Times. 23 September 2014.
  6. News: Linden. Julian. Laos loses certain medal after missing sepak takraw match. Reuters. 23 September 2014. 2014-09-22.
  7. Web site: Joseph Schooling wins S'pore's first gold at Incheon Asiad . 22 May 2019.
  8. Web site: Mediacorp coverage for 2014 Asian Games. Facebook. Mediacorp.