Sports fans in Singapore will be able to catch a preview of the Asian Games water polo competition as the Republic hosts the Asian Water Polo Championships for the first time from March 22-27. The continent’s giants such as China and Kazakhstan will be taking part in the...
In the 2022 edition of the Asian championships in Thailand, the Singapore men’s team finished sixth out of 10 countries, one spot above regional rivals Thailand, while the women’s team placed fifth out of six.
“We have set a goal of winning a medal at the 2030 Asian Games and events like this on home soil will be a good opportunity for our teams to show the home crowd what they are capable of,” he said. They are also targeting the SEA Games gold in Cambodia, after Singapore’s 27-gold winning streak in the biennial Games ended in 2019, when they won only a bronze medal.
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