November 23, 2007, is a date that Singapore Dragon Boat Association (SDBA) general manager Raizal Abdol Jalil will remember for the rest of his life. It marks the day when one of the biggest tragedies in Singapore sport took place as five members of the Republic’s 22-man...
“A few of them are still in the sport with other teams, but there are no survivors in this squad. This generation knows the story and what happened, but it’s easier for them to go back because they will not carry that memory.”
“The next few years it was difficult to form a team and even the national team went to the 2009 world champs in the Czech Republic, it was a very emotional time for us because it was the first time the national team competed again after 2007. In 2010 we went to the Asian Games in China, which was also very emotional.”
Raizal recalled how the sport was affected by the tragedy as people labelled it as dangerous, but he also believes that it taught the fraternity valuable lessons. We’re sending our best athletes, so don’t worry, the medals will come: Singapore SEA Games chef-de-mission
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