This win marks Singapore's first gold in 26 years. Coming in second place was Tinio Justine Gail of Philippines, while Thailand's Chantasuvannasin Nunta and Vietnam's Nguyen Thi Hoai Thu rounded off the podium.
The Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) has released the list of athletes representing Singapore at the upcoming 28th SEA Games. There will be a total of 748 athletes and 230 officials representing 36 sports from Singapore.
Singapore won four gold, six silver and 15 bronze medals at the 17th edition of the Games.
Singapore completed their 17th ASEAN University Games outing with a total medal tally of four golds, six silvers and 15 bronzes.
With four golds, four silvers, and two bronzes, Singapore topped the medal table at the Commonwealth Fencing Championships for the first time, beating England and Scotland who rounded up the top three nations.
Singapore's fencers fell 22–45 and 21–45 in the women's team epee and men's team foil quarter-finals against China and South Korea respectively.
Lim Wei Wen clinched Singapore's first medal at the Incheon Asian Games. The bronze medal is also Singapore's first-ever podium finish in Asiad fencing.
Lim Wei Wen is one of 66 athletes who have won the Sports Excellence Scholarship.
