NEWS: Joseph Schooling wins 100M Butterfly Olympics GOLD !

[nixorn]

Photos from CNA.

 

1st his fav carrot cake stall in Marine terrace market.

Starting the journey...

Along the way to orchard

Orchard...somerset?

Outside singtel centre at orchard

Raffles city

Guess hands tired not only from waving....also signing autographs.

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/thousands-turn-up-to/3051790.html#

Edited August 18, 2016 by nixorn

[Guest Guest]

Like after some GE, those MP thanks their voters!

[fab]

I hope those corporations r compensating him by associating their brands with him.

[Guest Guest]

Yeah but I also hope he won't be funded by our miw ..you should know why.

Just hope he has better future in Texas with funding and scholarships.

And hope miw should seriously fund and give support to our local athletes who could do even better ..not the imported ones !

The quahs and others .!

 

[nixorn]

There is a related article in Today.

 

"Over S$1 million. That is the estimated commercial worth of national swimmer Joseph Schooling now following his gold medal win at the Olympic Games.....said sports marketing and business analysts that TODAY spoke to.

:

.....he will be unable to cash in on any sponsorship or endorsement deals because he is still a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) athlete.

:

As a University of Texas student and a member of the Texas Longhorns swimming team....governed by NCAA rules which state that all college athletes must maintain their amateur status in order to compete in NCAA competitions.

 

Holding an amateur status means Schooling will be ineligible to receive payment for sponsorship deals and celebrity appearances, or risk being ineligible for NCAA competition and losing his scholarship.

:

....it is possible for Schooling to bank in on his popularity and marketability, as long as he sustains it till after he graduates.

 

And the most important factor tied into that is how well he does in the pool over the next few years.

:

Meanwhile, Schooling’s success at the Olympics is likely to benefit the Singapore sporting scene as a whole, and Khoo expects more corporate organisations to come on board in future to sponsor local athletes."

 

http://m.todayonline.com/sports/schoolings-worth-over-s1m-analysts

Edited August 18, 2016 by nixorn

[nixorn]

More pics n details on his victory parade here:

http://m.todayonline.com/singapore/schoolings-victory-parade-follow-journey

 

I think he might help to boost the carrot cake stall business. Even if its his fav foodstall yrs ago....he could have it in secret. Read that on this 1st stop of his parade...he only took a few bites.

 

At singtel centre....he got a Samsung note 7 as gift.

 

Leaving 2morrow morning for uni of texas.

 

Read elsewhere his mum either deny or downplay his girlfriend status.

[Guest Olympiak]

2 hours ago, fab said:

I hope those corporations r compensating him by associating their brands with him.

 

Have seen a number of congratulatory 'ads' plastered around by some corporations (their company name large and bold) using some of the photos of Schooling in the pool, wonder if they have the rights or permission to use those.

[Guest Nothing to add]

27 minutes ago, Guest Olympiak said:

 

Have seen a number of congratulatory 'ads' plastered around by some corporations (their company name large and bold) using some of the photos of Schooling in the pool, wonder if they have the rights or permission to use those.

In sillypore, the "contempt of court" has given the rich to do whatever they want.  If you disagree, you can't say anything or risked being in "contempt" of the elite's judgement.   From legal point of view, those ads violated individual rights.  In singapore, wrong or right is very grey depending which class of people you were borned into.

[Guest Guest]

Judging by the [pictures, looks like my initial concerns of a small crowd due to the workday seems unfounded. The crowd seems bigger than some PAP rallies..

[fab]

1 hour ago, nixorn said:

There is a related article in Today.

 

"Over S$1 million. That is the estimated commercial worth of national swimmer Joseph Schooling now following his gold medal win at the Olympic Games.....said sports marketing and business analysts that TODAY spoke to.

:

.....he will be unable to cash in on any sponsorship or endorsement deals because he is still a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) athlete.

:

As a University of Texas student and a member of the Texas Longhorns swimming team....governed by NCAA rules which state that all college athletes must maintain their amateur status in order to compete in NCAA competitions.

 

Holding an amateur status means Schooling will be ineligible to receive payment for sponsorship deals and celebrity appearances, or risk being ineligible for NCAA competition and losing his scholarship.

:

....it is possible for Schooling to bank in on his popularity and marketability, as long as he sustains it till after he graduates.

 

And the most important factor tied into that is how well he does in the pool over the next few years.

:

Meanwhile, Schooling’s success at the Olympics is likely to benefit the Singapore sporting scene as a whole, and Khoo expects more corporate organisations to come on board in future to sponsor local athletes."

 

http://m.todayonline.com/sports/schoolings-worth-over-s1m-analysts

 

I m puzzled. Isnt endorsement fee the main bulk of an sportsman main income?

 

Hopefully those corporations who leverage him have the conscience to pay him benefits in kind to compensate his parents years of investment to make him what he is today . else it is verysad.

 

[Guest Olympiak]

13 minutes ago, fab said:

 

I m puzzled. Isnt endorsement fee the main bulk of an sportsman main income?

 

Hopefully those corporations who leverage him have the conscience to pay him benefits in kind to compensate his parents years of investment to make him what he is today . else it is verysad.

 

 

For pro sportsmen yeah, but he still student under scholarship mah, so must abide by those rules lor, otherwise will lose the scholarship.

 

corporations... conscience...? Hmmm.... 

[joshjackson]

He deserved to win and i'm happy he won. But this is all a bit too much. 

[bigdanbeam]

21 minutes ago, joshjackson said:

He deserved to win and i'm happy he won. But this is all a bit too much. 

Ya man. He didn't even get to enjoy his plate of Chai tau kuey, and he's leaving in a few hours' time. 

 

 

[Guest Red]

5 hours ago, Guest Guest said:

Like after some GE, those MP thanks their voters!

Those MP staged support pale in comparison to what we saw at Joseph's parade.  This is the first time we see all Singaporeans came together as one people and they are not even staged.  I was very emotional.  

[fab]

He was waving to real human suppoters whereas those were waving to imaginary supporters.

[Guest Neh Neh]

1 hour ago, fab said:

He was waving to real human suppoters whereas those were waving to imaginary supporters.

Haha... i know who u said. The one was waving to imaginary supporters. Shit this is ghost month.

[lonelyglobe]

18 hours ago, bigdanbeam said:

Ya man. He didn't even get to enjoy his plate of Chai tau kuey, and he's leaving in a few hours' time. 

 

 

strange, why don't he just ta bao them and eat on the bus....first we have Michelin hawker, now got schoolings carrot cake

[Guest Thinking]

16 minutes ago, lonelyglobe said:

strange, why don't he just ta bao them and eat on the bus....first we have Michelin hawker, now got schoolings carrot cake

I hope SIA brought him the Carrot Cake, from the same stall and let him enjoy it during his peaceful flight.  This is madness!  I see it as Singaporeans chasingl after material achievements and saintify those with great achievement.  I wonder, if an open gay guy win an olympic medal, will his reception be equally crazy?

[Guest Fatty]

8 hours ago, Guest Thinking said:

I hope SIA brought him the Carrot Cake, from the same stall and let him enjoy it during his peaceful flight.  This is madness!  I see it as Singaporeans chasingl after material achievements and saintify those with great achievement.  I wonder, if an open gay guy win an olympic medal, will his reception be equally crazy?

The church people will come and exorcise him 

[Guest Guest]

Yah plus Michael Sheridan and those anti pinky dotty will come after him (

[Vometra]

 

Aiyoh 阴盛阳衰 ...

[Guest Olympiak]

17 minutes ago, Vometra said:

 

Aiyoh 阴盛阳衰 ...

 

Hmmm i see pattern here... Schooling seem to be a picture crasher... first with SIA and now this.

[nixorn]

Read that he also paid a personal visit to former president Nathan in hospital on wed. Not he know him personally...just to show his respect, quoting his reply.

[Guest guest]

3 hours ago, Guest Fatty said:

The church people will come and exorcise him 

Fatty....  what nonsense r u talking??? 

[nixorn]

Read this in My Paper....wrote by daniel yun, filmmaker.

 

"..Peng Siong, I think, is happier for Schooling than many Singaporeans. He knows the sacrifice. But mostly, he knows the odds. His personal journey as an Olympian was, in his words, a painful experience. When he was 17 years old, he was the only Asian who made it to the finals of the 50m freestyle in Hawaii, the games organised by the Americans who boycotted the Moscow Olympics in 1980. He was then awarded a sports scholarship which based him in the Huston University. In the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi, he won the gold in the 100m freestyle. At the Los Angles Olympics in 1984 he competed in the 100m freestyle, winning the ‘B’ consolation finals. He was ranked fourth in the World Swimming Championship in Madrid in 1986. Just when he was peaking, he was drafted into National Service at the end of 1986. He was physically fit for his Basic Military Training in Pulau Tekong but it was tough. When his fellow recruits were asked to do 50 pushups, he was asked to do 200 pushups. For someone who trained in water for years, the military exercises exerted a toll on his psychical being. In an 8km route march, he was down with heat exhaustion.

 

After BMT, he went on to train as a naval officer. Here he would collapse from pneumonia and was hospitalised, his body finally giving way to the months of accumulated military training. It was at this point that he asked to be deferred from National Service for the Seoul Olympics. He spoke to his Commanding Officer who tried to discourage him. On his behalf, the Singapore Amateur Swimming Association, SASA, appealed to Mindef, which conceded to a six-month deferment. He was sent along with a handful of swimmers for intensive training in the States. The Seoul Olympics in 1988 was especially significant because it was the first time the 50m freestyle was introduced in the Olympics. Ang Peng Siong would finally get a chance to compete in a swimming event almost tailored for his body. In the heats, he clocked a time which placed him in the ninth place. He had missed the finals by one place.

 

While a miss is as good as a mile and in the annals of Olympic history, there are many athletics with more compelling and heartbreaking stories, this missed opportunity was almost impossible for Peng Siong to bear. He broke down. And he would cry when he related this episode in his life...."

 

"In the training of a winning Olympian, he explained the need for a clear pathway for training. The period for this pathway should be two Olympic cycles. And this pathway should not be interrupted. He believes a Singaporean male can still serve National Service in his 30s. When a coach spots an unmistakable potential and a hunger to fulfil this potential, besides the crucial support of the family unit, the system must feed this hunger so that this athlete has the fighting chance."

 

https://danielyunhx.com/2016/08/19/ang-peng-siong-and-the-olympic-dream/#more-10947

 

 

[lonelyglobe]

17 hours ago, Guest Olympiak said:

 

Hmmm i see pattern here... Schooling seem to be a picture crasher... first with SIA and now this.

first ia a happy birthday picture and now is a get well soon picture, what's next ???

[nixorn]

"Singapore can continue to produce more Olympic medallists and world beaters in the future, if Singaporeans have more belief in themselves.

 

So said outgoing national swimming head coach Sergio Lopez during Joseph Schooling’s victory parade on Thursday (Aug 18).

 

Lopez — who will step down from his role at the Singapore Swimming Association on Aug 30 — said that the lack of belief by Singaporeans in their own local-born athletes, coaches, and fellow countrymen is something that he had noticed during his 20-month tenure at the helm of the national swimming team here."

 

http://m.todayonline.com/sports/singaporeans-should-have-more-self-belief-lopez

 

And from joseph's mum....

 

"“If the going gets tough, it’s all the more important that the parents support their kid,” said May, a chartered accountant. “And believe you me, don’t tell your kids what to do. It doesn’t work. You have to let them find what they want to do.

 

“Of course you have to guide them not to do silly things. But if they’re going for something good, just encourage them and be there for them.

 

“If they’re down, support them ... give them a cuddle or a hug, it will help a lot. The kids will survive. If they know you’re behind them, they (become) very strong."

 

http://m.todayonline.com/sports/encourage-and-support-your-children-and-hug-them-lot

 

 

[nixorn]

16 minutes ago, lonelyglobe said:

first ia a happy birthday picture and now is a get well soon picture, what's next ???

But he went back to US this morning. How to take photo with him....mmm...it will be scary if the govt or sports council "clone" him (his pic i mean) in this way....haha.

 

Edited August 19, 2016 by nixorn

[Guest Tuk]

1 hour ago, nixorn said:

Lopez — who will step down from his role at the Singapore Swimming Association on Aug 30 — said that the lack of belief by Singaporeans in their own local-born athletes, coaches, and fellow countrymen is something that he had noticed during his 20-month tenure at the helm of the national swimming team here."

 

http://m.todayonline.com/sports/singaporeans-should-have-more-self-belief-lopez

 

And from joseph's mum....

 

"“If the going gets tough, it’s all the more important that the parents support their kid,” said May, a chartered accountant. “And believe you me, don’t tell your kids what to do. It doesn’t work. You have to let them find what they want to do.

 

http://m.todayonline.com/sports/encourage-and-support-your-children-and-hug-them-lot

 

 

The above contradict LKY's comments that you need to pay more money to bring in competency.  Passion, simply put by LKY, is a complete joke.   Joseph Schooling's personal success, proved our founding PM's coments to be a pack of lies.

[Guest Guest sporty]

www.theonlinecitizen.com/2016/08/18/why-we-cried-when-schooling-our-singaporean-champ-won-gold-at-the-olympics

[Guest Photographer]

19 hours ago, lonelyglobe said:

first ia a happy birthday picture and now is a get well soon picture, what's next ???

I suspect, same photographer as in the one for SIA.  Whoever took the photo, ought to be sacked.

[Guest Guest]

 

22 hours ago, Vometra said:

 

Aiyoh 阴盛阳衰 ...

 

21 hours ago, Guest Olympiak said:

 

Hmmm i see pattern here... Schooling seem to be a picture crasher... first with SIA and now this.

 

20 hours ago, lonelyglobe said:

first ia a happy birthday picture and now is a get well soon picture, what's next ???

 

 

 

Some people are just way too engrossed in themselves to even have noticed Joseph standing at the back. It's just always about them, them, them all the time. You mean they were all so high up the ivory towers that they didn't see the flame wars on the SIA picture?? As proven by the past history, they just never learned. And apparently, it's not just him, isn't it? Isn't that Mary Schooling, the woman behind the success of Joseph, standing at the back as well, blocked by everyone?

[Vometra]

Why is everyone fawning over CYY? This is appreciate the handicap day at the parliament? Really beh tahan all these fake char bors. 

Edited August 20, 2016 by Vometra

[Guest Guest]

21 hours ago, nixorn said:

Read this in My Paper....wrote by daniel yun, filmmaker.

 

"..Peng Siong, I think, is happier for Schooling than many Singaporeans. He knows the sacrifice. But mostly, he knows the odds. His personal journey as an Olympian was, in his words, a painful experience. When he was 17 years old, he was the only Asian who made it to the finals of the 50m freestyle in Hawaii, the games organised by the Americans who boycotted the Moscow Olympics in 1980. He was then awarded a sports scholarship which based him in the Huston University. In the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi, he won the gold in the 100m freestyle. At the Los Angles Olympics in 1984 he competed in the 100m freestyle, winning the ‘B’ consolation finals. He was ranked fourth in the World Swimming Championship in Madrid in 1986. Just when he was peaking, he was drafted into National Service at the end of 1986. He was physically fit for his Basic Military Training in Pulau Tekong but it was tough. When his fellow recruits were asked to do 50 pushups, he was asked to do 200 pushups. For someone who trained in water for years, the military exercises exerted a toll on his psychical being. In an 8km route march, he was down with heat exhaustion.

 

After BMT, he went on to train as a naval officer. Here he would collapse from pneumonia and was hospitalised, his body finally giving way to the months of accumulated military training. It was at this point that he asked to be deferred from National Service for the Seoul Olympics. He spoke to his Commanding Officer who tried to discourage him. On his behalf, the Singapore Amateur Swimming Association, SASA, appealed to Mindef, which conceded to a six-month deferment. He was sent along with a handful of swimmers for intensive training in the States. The Seoul Olympics in 1988 was especially significant because it was the first time the 50m freestyle was introduced in the Olympics. Ang Peng Siong would finally get a chance to compete in a swimming event almost tailored for his body. In the heats, he clocked a time which placed him in the ninth place. He had missed the finals by one place.

 

While a miss is as good as a mile and in the annals of Olympic history, there are many athletics with more compelling and heartbreaking stories, this missed opportunity was almost impossible for Peng Siong to bear. He broke down. And he would cry when he related this episode in his life...."

 

"In the training of a winning Olympian, he explained the need for a clear pathway for training. The period for this pathway should be two Olympic cycles. And this pathway should not be interrupted. He believes a Singaporean male can still serve National Service in his 30s. When a coach spots an unmistakable potential and a hunger to fulfil this potential, besides the crucial support of the family unit, the system must feed this hunger so that this athlete has the fighting chance."

 

https://danielyunhx.com/2016/08/19/ang-peng-siong-and-the-olympic-dream/#more-10947

 

 

 

Another solution: Get every single foreigners to do national service to fight their own country in times of a war. That's will solve our national servicemen shortage, and point outnthose who are here only for our money.

[bigdanbeam]

12 minutes ago, Guest Guest said:

 

Another solution: Get every single foreigners to do national service to fight their own country in times of a war. That's will solve our national servicemen shortage, and point outnthose who are here only for our money.

Doesnt work for females

[Guest true]

On ‎19‎/‎8‎/‎2016 at 0:13 AM, Guest Thinking said:

I hope SIA brought him the Carrot Cake, from the same stall and let him enjoy it during his peaceful flight.  This is madness!  I see it as Singaporeans chasingl after material achievements and saintify those with great achievement.  I wonder, if an open gay guy win an olympic medal, will his reception be equally crazy?

 

yes, I think it will be equally crazy. Hopefully it will come true.

[nixorn]

Expected his appearance at the carrot cake stall would boost their business....on fri...sold out by 8am plus.

 

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/stuff-of-champions/3058402.html

[Guest Olympiak]

2 hours ago, nixorn said:

Expected his appearance at the carrot cake stall would boost their business....on fri...sold out by 8am plus.

 

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/stuff-of-champions/3058402.html

 

Some people really siao ding dong, like eating the carrot cake from the same stall as him will make them Olympic Champions. Why don't they also go pee and shit in every toilet he pee and shit also.

[FluteGuan]

14 hours ago, Guest Guest said:

 

 

Some people are just way too engrossed in themselves to even have noticed Joseph standing at the back. It's just always about them, them, them all the time. You mean they were all so high up the ivory towers that they didn't see the flame wars on the SIA picture?? As proven by the past history, they just never learned. And apparently, it's not just him, isn't it? Isn't that Mary Schooling, the woman behind the success of Joseph, standing at the back as well, blocked by everyone?

Err... isnt that May Schooling, whose name often gets mixed up, despite being the woman behind the success of Jospeh?  Lol

[Guest Rolling eyes]

19 hours ago, Guest Guest said:

 

 

Some people are just way too engrossed in themselves to even have noticed Joseph standing at the back. It's just always about them, them, them all the time. You mean they were all so high up the ivory towers that they didn't see the flame wars on the SIA picture?? As proven by the past history, they just never learned. And apparently, it's not just him, isn't it? Isn't that Mary Schooling, the woman behind the success of Joseph, standing at the back as well, blocked by everyone?

Not difficult to see the MPs are the one standing right in front of the camera and oblivion to the main star being blocked by themselves.

[Guest Guest]

LOL... https://sg.news.yahoo.com/schoolings-name-lost-in-translation-by-brunei-092801815.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=fb

 

 

Joseph Schooling’s name lost in translation by Brunei daily

 

Yahoo Singapore20 August 2016

 

The caption appearing in the print edition of Brunei’s Media Permata daily. (Photo: Tentera Troll Kebangsaan Malaysia Facebook page)

When it comes to names, it’s best not to take things too literally – as seen in the case of Singapore’s Olympic darling Joseph Schooling who had his surname unintentionally translated into Malay by a Brunei newspaper.

In a photo appearing in the print edition of the Media Permata daily, Schooling’s name appears as Joseph Persekolahan, which literally means “schooling” in Malay.

A picture of the caption was circulated by the Tentera Troll Kebangsaan Malaysia Facebook page on Saturday (20 August), with many having a laugh over the blunder.

While the online version of the story gets Schooling’s name right, what goes in print, unfortunately stays in print.

[nixorn]

Some better photo-taking...even with large crowd....no need right in front....at least no block his body. Of course, his white tee helps to stand out.

Who knows some of the young faces here might be future winners too....

 

Another way is to take like this.....nobody's head is blocked. Only thing is harder to turn your head to spot the ppl....haha.

 

Anyway he's back in Texas. His gf thanked Spore...so nice.

 

Hope she won't get jealous over Joseph's BFF Teo Zhen Ren.....The New Paper runs an article on their bromance....haha.

He also gained from Joseph's win.....more ppl turn to him for photos too.

http://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore-news/bromance-meet-joseph-schoolings-bff-teo-zhen-ren

 

 

[Guest Bro]

What a sweet bromance! 

 

[Guest Guest]

 

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/joseph-schoolings-gift-to-a-blind-masseuse-083122996.html

 

Joseph Schooling's gift to a blind masseur

 

Ismail Akbar Abdullah (left) with a customer at Block 539 Bedok North Street 3. Photo: Safhras Khan/Yahoo Singapore

 

He’s never met Singapore’s Olympic gold medalist Joseph Schooling before, but Ismail Akbar Abdullah is eternally grateful to the 21-year-old.

 

Ismail, 62, will be receiving a special gift from the national swimmer who will be donating his free Grab rides to him. The free rides consist of $7,300 in ride sponsorship. The sponsorship takes effect immediately.

 

The ride-hailing platform awarded Schooling and his parents the free rides after his historic gold medal in the 100m butterfly at the Rio Olympics in August.

 

The University of Texas student is unable to accept any benefits due to National Collegiate Athletic Association rules, and decided to gift two local beneficiaries with the free rides. The other beneficiary is local para swimmer Benson Tan, who needs to travel between Pasir Ris and Barker Road for his training. 

 

When Yahoo Singapore met with Ismail at the void deck of Block 539 Bedok North Street 3 on Friday (30 September), where he is currently offering his massage services, he said he was very appreciative of the gift.

 

“I am proud that Joseph still thinks about the less fortunate despite his success and this gift will be useful for me.

 

"I need to take a taxi from my house in Kampong Bahru to Bedok and back. Both trips cost me $30. With the (sponsorship) I am able to save money,” said the father of three daughters.

 

Ismail, who works from noon to 10pm six days a week offers a variety of massage services at the void deck of the block.

 

He said he has been offering the services at Bedok since 2008 and treats between three and 20 customers per day.

 

Ismail, who lost his eyesight after suffering from a fever in February 1968, was shocked when he received a call by Schooling’s representative to inform him of the gift last week.

 

“I want to meet Joseph. He is an inspiration to everyone. I’ve heard about his success on the radio and I am very proud of him,” said Ismail.

 

Ismail is also hoping to repay Schooling’s kindness sooner rather than later.

 

“I wish he will visit me when he is back. Please tell him I will give him a proper massage to  help ease his muscles,” he added.

[Guest Guest]

 

https://sg.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/fit-to-post-sports/para-swimmer-benson-tan-gets-free-grab-rides-courtesy-of-joseph-schooling-063939830.html

Para-swimmer Benson Tan gets free rides courtesy of Joseph Schooling

By Teng Kiat

8th ASEAN Para Games 2015 - OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore - 5/12/15 Swimming - Men's 100m Freestyle - S14 - Timed …

When Joseph Schooling won a historic Olympic gold earlier last month, he was quickly inundated with offers of rewards from various companies.

 

One of those was Grab, the ride-hailing platform, which offered Schooling and his family free rides for a year.

 

But the 21-year-old has decided to instead gift those rides to two people, with one of them being local para-swimmer Benson Tan (pictured above). The other beneficiary is Ismail Akbar Abdullah, a 62-year-old blind masseur.

 

Tan, who was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder at the age of five, is an accomplished swimmer who has won 11 ASEAN Para Games medals, seven of them gold, as well as a gold from the 2011 Special Olympics.

 

The 25-year-old trains up to 10 times a week. Tan will get $7,300 worth of free Grab rides, which consist of two rides per day over six months. The rides will help with Tan's commute from his Pasir Ris home to his training venue at Anglo-Chinese School (ACS) at Barker Road. 

 

When contacted by Yahoo Singapore, Schooling said, “When I was told of this offer, I wanted to give it to someone that will need it more than I do, especially an athlete. Sometimes after training, you feel tired and would like to go back and rest as fast as you can. I hope with this, it will help Benson in his quest to be a top Para athlete.”

 

Tan's mother, Mimi Tan, who was told about the offer earlier this week, is grateful for Schooling’s gesture.

 

“I'm very thankful to Jo because this helps us to defray our transportation costs, especially when he has night training and gets back late [if he takes public transport],” she told Yahoo Singapore. “He knows Joseph… [and] Joseph knows Benson - when he came back some time ago, he trained at Swimfast [at ACS] and he’s trained together with Benson.”

 

She added that her son, who works part-time as a sales assistant four times weekly, regards Schooling as an inspiration.

 

Hafidz Ja’afar, the official representative of the Schooling family, told Yahoo Singapore that the Olympic champion decided to share the Grab reward as National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) rules meant that the University of Texas student was not eligible to receive benefits.

 

“We contacted them (Grab), told them about his NCAA status… and we then proposed that we share it with someone who needs it more than Joseph,” he said.

 

“We picked a non-sports and sports beneficiary - for the sports one we went to Benson. He doesn’t get funding and has to travel quite a bit, so we thought we can help him.”

 

The sponsorship takes effect immediately, said Grab.

[KENZ]

Joseph your heart of gold shines even brighter than your medal

You are blessed and in return you become a blessing to others. Cool 

[Guest Melvin Ng]

Wow! Congratulations! We have a gold now. So proud

[Guest Guest]

7 hours ago, Guest Melvin Ng said:

Wow! Congratulations! We have a gold now. So proud

 

That happened in August... How slow can you get?