In the second of three features on athletes headed to the Asian Games, CNA's Matthew Mohan speaks to a history-maker.
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The few who cross the finish line first then get to do it all over again in the semi-finals, which are sometimes held within 24 hours. While pursuing his postgraduate degree at Oxford University, Lim realised he had hit a"plateau" with his swimming. "That's the difficult thing about pentathlon. The moment you have any weakness, you're at a huge disadvantage."Inspired by a friend who took a year off to attempt to qualify for the 2016 Olympics, and a supervisor who was a former fencer who qualified for the 1980 Olympics, Lim decided to pursue the sport at a higher level.
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