Singapore at the 2014 Asian Games

Singapore participated in the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea from 19 September to 4 October 2014.[1]

Singapore at the
2014 Asian Games
IOC codeSIN
NOCSingapore National Olympic Council
Websitewww.singaporeolympics.com (in English)
in Incheon
Competitors227 in 20 sports
Flag bearer Gary Yeo
Medals
Ranked 15th
Gold
5
Silver
6
Bronze
13
Total
24
Asian Games appearances (overview)

On 20 September, Lim Wei Wen won a bronze medal in fencing for the men's individual épée competition.[2]

On 21 September, Joseph Schooling won a bronze medal for swimming in the men's 200m butterfly with a time of 1:57.54 minutes.[3]

On 22 September, Tao Li won a silver medal for swimming in the women's 50m butterfly with a time of 26.28 seconds, missing out on a third consecutive Asian Games gold for the 50m butterfly.[4]

Also on 22 September, the men's doubles team for Sepak Takraw were bronze medalists. The Laos team were disqualified for failure to play their semi-final match. Singapore had the best record of the teams that were eliminated from progression to the semi-finals, which was the fifth best record of all teams after the group stage. The team consisted of Mohamad Farhan Amran, Muhammad Hafiz Nor Izam Ja'afar and Eddy Nor Shafiq Sahari.[5][6]

On 24 September, Schooling won Singapore's first gold medal at the 2014 Games, finishing first at the 100m butterfly final. He was the first male Singaporean swimmer to win a gold medal at the Asian Games, since Ang Peng Siong’s gold medal at the men's 100m freestyle at the 1982 Asiad in New Delhi.[7]

Media coverage

Singaporean public broadcasting conglomerate Mediacorp held the broadcast rights of the 2014 Asian Games in the country.[8]

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldCherie Tan
Daphne Tan
Shayna Ng
New Hui Fen
Jazreel Tan
Joey Yeo		BowlingWomen's Team of 5
 GoldJodie LaiSailingWomen's Optimist
 GoldKimberley Lim
Savannah Siew		SailingWomen's 420
 GoldMaximilian Soh
Justin Wong
Andrew Paul Chan
Russell Kan
Christopher Lim		SailingMatch racing
 GoldJoseph SchoolingSwimmingMen's 100 m butterfly
 SilverJazreel TanBowlingWomen's Singles
 SilverCherie Tan
New Hui Fen
Jazreel Tan		BowlingWomen's Trios
 SilverRaynn KwokSailingMen's Optimist
 SilverPriscilla Low
Cecilia Low		SailingWomen's 29er
 SilverJoseph SchoolingSwimmingMen's 50 m butterfly
 SilverTao LiSwimmingWomen's 50 m butterfly
 BronzeJazreel TanBowlingWomen's All-events
 BronzeLim Wei WenFencingMen's individual épée
 BronzeFarhan Amran
Eddy Nor Shafiq Sahari
Hafiz Nor Izam Jaafar		Sepak takrawMen's double regu
 BronzeColin ChengSailingMen's Laser
 BronzeLoh Jia Yi
Jonathan Yeo		SailingMen's 420
 BronzeGai BinShootingMen's 25 m center fire pistol
 BronzeGai Bin
Lim Swee Hon
Poh Lip Meng		Shooting25 m standard pistol team
 BronzeJoseph SchoolingSwimmingMen's 200 m butterfly
 BronzeDanny Yeo
Pang Sheng Jun
Teo Zhen Ren
Clement Lim		SwimmingMen's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay
 BronzeTao LiSwimmingWomen's 100 m butterfly
 BronzeGao Ning
Li Hu		Table tennisMen's doubles
 BronzeFeng TianweiTable tennisWomen's singles
 BronzeFeng Tianwei
Isabelle Li
Lin Ye
Yu Mengyu
Zhou Yihan		Table tennisWomen's team

References
  1. "Singapore announces Asian Games line-up - Channel NewsAsia". channelnewsasia.com. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
  2. "Asian Games: Fencer Lim Wei Wen wins Singapore's first medal". ChannelNewsAsia. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  3. Chua, Siang Yee. "Asian Games: Schooling wins bronze in 200m butterfly; Singapore's second medal at Games". The Straits Times. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  4. Chua, Siang Yee. "Asian Games: Tao Li bags silver, Joseph Schooling fourth in 200m individual medley". The Straits Times. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  5. Chin, Han Keong. "Asian Games: Sepak Takraw bronze for Singapore after Laos disqualification". The Straits Times. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  6. Linden, Julian (2014-09-22). "Laos loses certain medal after missing sepak takraw match". Reuters. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  7. "Joseph Schooling wins S'pore's first gold at Incheon Asiad". Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  8. "Mediacorp coverage for 2014 Asian Games". Facebook. Mediacorp.


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