SINGAPORE: Olympic gold medallist Joseph Schooling has apologised after admitting to taking cannabis while overseas in May. 'I am sorry that my actions have caused hurt to everyone around me,
"I am sorry that my actions have caused hurt to everyone around me, especially to my family and the young fans who look up to me," he said in a statement on Tuesday .
"I made a mistake and I’m responsible for what I’ve done. I will make amends and right what is wrong. I won’t let you down again." At the conclusion of these investigations, Lim was issued with a stern warning by CNB under the Misuse of Drugs Act while Schooling was referred to MINDEF and the Singapore Armed Forces so that they could"take the appropriate measures, given that he is currently undergoing National Service".
Under SAF's policy on drug abuse, those who are suspected of or who have confessed to abusing drugs will be placed on a supervised urine test regime as part of their treatment and rehabilitation process.
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