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Latest Rio Games Road to Rio Ten Singaporean athletes have qualied for August's Rio Games. But for many, the journey to Olympic qualication is still ongoing. Some are mere seconds away from realising their dream while others are hoping for that one good showing to earn them a precious slot. QUALIFIED CHASING THE DREAM SAILING* ATHLETICS Name Event Name Event Current timing Criteria Colin Cheng, 26 Male Laser Standard Calvin Kang, 25 100m 10.47 sec 10.16 sec Elizabeth Yin, 24 (left) Female Laser Radial Shanti Veronica 200m 23.60 23.20 Pereira, 19 Justin Liu, 24 Mixed multi-hull Nacra 17 Denise Lim, 24 Mixed multi-hull Nacra 17 Soh Rui Yong, 24 Marathon 2:26.01 2:19:00 (right) Griselda Khng, 23 49erFX Skiff (new class) NOTE: *The Singapore Sailing Mok Ying Ren, 27 Marathon 2:26:30 2:19:00 Sara Tan, 25 49erFX Skiff (new class) Federation will still conduct Priscilla Low, 26 Double-handed women’s 470 internal trials to decide who will eventually y the national ag GOLF Lee Shu Xian, 21 Double-handed women’s 470 in Rio de Janeiro Name Event Mardan Mamat, 48 Individual event Criteria: Top 60 of the International Golf Federation's Olympic rankings on July 11 SWIMMING Name Event SAILING Name Event Joseph Schooling, 20 • 100m buttery • 100m freestyle Audrey Yong, 21 Windsurng RS:X • 200m buttery Qualifying meet: ASAF Asian Championships, March 7-13 Quah Zheng Wen, 19 • 100m buttery • 100m backstroke SHOOTING • 200m buttery Name Event Jasmine Ser, 25 • 10m air rie • 50m three-positions LIKELY TO BADMINTON Criteria: Top-2 nish for the 10m air rie and a top-3 Name Event Current nish for the 50m three-positions Qualifying QUALIFY rank meet: Tessa Neo, 17 10m air rie 2016 Asian Liang Xiaoyu, 19 Women’s singles 43rd Martina Veloso, 16 10m air rie Olympic Criteria: Top-2 nish qualifying Chen Jiayuan, 24 Women’s singles 47th tournament, Criteria: Top 34 in the world rankings on May 5, Teh Xiu Hong, 21 10m air pistol Jan 25 – maximum two representatives per National Feb 3, in New Olympic Council (NOC) Criteria: Top-2 nish Delhi Nigel Lim, 36 50m pistol Criteria: Top-2 nish TABLE TENNIS Name Event Current SWIMMING rank Name Event Feng Tianwei, 29 Women’s singles 7th Quah Ting Wen, 23 100m and 200m freestyle Criteria: Meet the Olympic (left) 100m buttery “A” or “B”** time to qualify Qualifying meet: 47th Yu Mengyu, 26 Women’s singles 28th Amanda Lim, 22 50m freestyle Singapore National Age (far left) Danny Yeo, 25 400m freestyle Group Swimming Gao Ning, 33 Men’s singles 19th Pang Sheng Jun, 23 400m individual medley Championships, March 16-20 Criteria: Top 22 of the International Table Tennis NOTE: The swimmers who have clocked "B" times could be invited by Fina to make up the total Federation Olympic singles ranking list in May, quota of 900 swimmers in Rio. Each NOC is limited to two swimmers per event. maximum two per NOC PHOTOS: ST FILE, SINGAPORE SPORTS COUNCIL ST GRAPHICS.
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