After calling it quits following the 32nd SEA Games, national volleyball player Quek Soo Teng and cyclist Calvin Sim aim to impart their knowledge to younger athletes as mentors and coaches.
on Wednesday , the curtains also came down on the sporting careers of some Singapore athletes.
Her highlight of the recently concluded Games was when the Singapore team went two sets down against arch-rivals Malaysia, in the fifth-place play-off on May 14.In the stifling Phnom Penh afternoon heat, her team dug deep to claw its way back into the match, before going on to steal the win. “I will look into coaching, maybe to help the national team, in terms of trainers for the youth, or something like that,” said Quek.National cyclist Calvin Sim is also riding into the sunset, after his fifth and last Games.
“I'm going to miss the teamwork, the camaraderie of cycling and of course, the competition. You will miss having some pressure to perform every two years,” said the 34-year-old.
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