Chantal Liew is the first Singaporean to have taken part in the women's 10km event in the Olympics. Tokyo2020 TokyoOlympics READ:
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The 22-year-old clocked 2hr 8min 17.9sec, as Brazil's Ana Marcela Cunha won the gold , the Netherlands' Sharon van Rouwendaal clinched the silver and Australia's Karena Lee took the bronze . Liew had said in earlier news reports that she had to endure snide remarks from acquaintances who had questioned her ambition in life as she trained full-time for her sport. "I hope it shuts them up and I hope shuts up all the armchair critics in Singapore. I love what I do, and I think all the athletes love what they do and nothing can take that away from us.
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