In an ironic twist, national swimmer Gan Ching Hwee is the one person who truly understands what Quah Ting Wen is going through in the Olympic selection storm that has engulfed both athletes. In her first public comments on July 10 since she was
In an ironic twist, national swimmer Gan Ching Hwee is the one person who truly understands what Quah Ting Wen is going through in the Olympic selection storm that has engulfed both athletes.Gan appeared calm when she spoke to The Straits Times but was visibly emotional and had to compose herself several times.
In 2021, ahead of the Tokyo Games, Gan was in the same situation as her teammate. She went through a roller coaster of emotions – from the initial excitement of making her Olympic debut to crushing disappointment, when she lost her spot to Quah after the latter’s appeal. When asked, Gan noted that she has not spoken to Quah since July 8, when it was confirmed that she will be taking the latter’s place in Paris. This was after Quah’s appeal to SAQ, and the national sports association’s appeal to World Aquatics, were rejected.Her Olympic debut is belated as three years ago, SAQ – then known as the Singapore Swimming Association – announced that Quah would go to Tokyo on a universality place based on her World Aquatics ranking.
She added: “I was overwhelmed and extremely happy. There was a lot of anxiousness, anticipation on whether I would or would not make it because the quota has drastically reduced from the past few Games.”
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