Chantal Liew made history on August 4 as the first Singaporean to swim in the marathon swimming event at the Olympics Games.

The swimmer placed 23rd out of 25 swimmers in a time of 2hrs 8 minutes and 17.9 seconds.

“It’s tough what we do. Athletes don’t want to perform badly, we all want to come here and perform our best. So I’m happy that I did what I did today. I can say the same, with confidence, for every other athlete that’s here in Tokyo right now. Sometimes your best is not good enough, sometimes it is… but you live and you learn, and at the end of the day, I love what I do… and no one can take that away from us,” she said.

On August 3, the Singapore women’s table tennis team, which comprises Yu Mengyu, Lin Ye and Feng Tianwei, took on China in the team event and lost 3-0.

Singapore's Lin Ye and Yu Mengyu took on Chen Meng and Wang Manyu in the first match. Despite putting up a good fight, they were beaten 3-0 in 23 minutes. 

Feng Tianwei then took part in the first singles match. She faced off Sun Yingsha but unfortunately lost.

Finally, Lin Ye took on Wang Manyu. While she started strong by winning the first game 11-6, she eventually lost to the Chinese player for the next three games.

On August 2, Singapore sprinter Shanti Pereira recorded a time of 23.96s at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. While that meant that she finished last in her 200m heat and did not qualify for the semi-finals, her time was the season’s best, according to the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC).

“I (haven’t) raced (in a long time). I'm quite happy with my result ... satisfied ... to go below 24 (seconds),” she told the media later. 

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On July 31, sailors Kimberly Lim and Cecilia Low became the first Singaporean sailors to qualify for a medal race at the Olympics.

The pair finished ninth overall in the women's 49er FX event and made it into the medal race which was due to happen on August 2.

Unfortunately, due to a lack of wind at the Enoshima Yachting Harbour, the race was postponed. The race is set to take place on August 3 instead.

Singapore’s favourite athlete and Olympic champion, Joseph Schooling, will unfortunately not be getting a chance to defend his men’s 100m butterfly title after the swimmer failed to qualify for the semi-finals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on July 29. 

Schooling put up a good fight but unfortunately finished last in his heat after clocking a time of 53.12s. Only the top 16 will qualify for the semi-finals of the event.

Schooling also competed at the men’s 100m freestyle heats on July 27 earlier this week where he clocked 49.84 seconds which was, again, not good enough for him to advance to the semi-finals as one of the top 16 swimmers.

As a result, he did not qualify for the freestyle semi-finals.

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Table tennis star, Yu Mengyu, has been making waves at this year’s Olympics after the athlete qualified for the semi-finals of the women’s singles table tennis event after beating Kasumi Ishikawa 4-1 on July 28.

On July 29, Yu Mengyu took on China's world number one, Chen Meng in the semi-finals. Though Yu put on a valiant fight, she ended up losing 4-0 to her opponent. 

However, Yu will still have a shot at an Olympic medal when she goes up against Mima Ito on Thursday evening. The pair will be playing for a bronze medal. 

Despite the fact that she lost out on a gold medal, Yu has still achieved a lot at the Olympic Games. In fact, this is the first time a Singaporean has reached the semi-finals of an Olympic Games table tennis singles event since Feng Tianwei managed the feat back in 2012.

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Loh Kean Yew made his Olympic Games debut on July 26 when he faced off with Aram Mahmoud at his first Group G match at Tokyo 2020. Loh managed to beat him with 21-15 and 21-12 in 32 minutes.

On July 28, Loh took on Indonesia's Jonatan Christie, who is also ranked number seven in the world, in the men’s singles. Though Loh, who is ranked 42nd in the world, put up a good fight, he eventually lost to Christie and was eliminated after losing in three sets. 

On July 28, Singaporean swimmer Quah Ting Wen clocked a time of 56.36 in the heats of the women's 100m freestyle at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. 

Unfortunately, that meant that she had finished eighth and in the last place in her heat. This means that she does not qualify for the semi-finals. 

Quah will be competing in the 50m freestyle on July 29.

It was an emotional day for Yeo Jia Min when she lost to South Korea’s Kim Ga-eun at the women’s badminton singles competition at the Olympic Games on July 28. 

It was a tough competition with Yeo starting off well against Kim and scoring two points easily. Unfortunately, Kim hit back and moved forward to lead the game. 

The second game began poorly with Yeo trailing behind Kim with 4-0. Though Yeo was able to find her footing later in the game, it was too late and Kim easily won. 

“I didn’t exploit enough of her weaknesses before I went for my attacks, and I was tense, so my (attacking) quality wasn’t how it usually is, so she took advantage of those chances,” Yeo said.

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Through Feng Tianwei is ranked ninth in the world, she unfortunately crashed out of the women’s singles table tennis competition when she lost in the round of 16 to Han Ying from Germany. 

Han Ying won 4-1 in the competition and then went on to win the next two games 11-7 and 11-9 against Feng. Feng came back strong for the fourth game though and won 11-8. Unfortunately, Han won the fifth game with 11-8.

“In the first three games, I couldn't find my rhythm but it was better in the fourth. My condition is okay but I didn’t play as well as Han Ying,” Feng said.  

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It was a sad night for Quah Zheng Wen when he lost out on a place for the 100m backstroke semi-finals after he clocked a time of 1:56.42 in the heats of the 200m butterfly.

With his time, the Team Singapore swimmer finished 22nd out of 38 overall and missed out on a spot in the semi-finals.

“This is the fastest that I’ve gone ... since the last Olympics ... it’s been a little bit of a journey figuring out how to train and practice for this race,” Quah said. 

“I wish things could’ve gone better but ... that’s the beauty of sport, you never know what can happen.”

Quah will be competing in the 100m butterfly on July 29. 

It was a match between close friends when Amita Berthier stepped up to fight Lee Kiefer at the women’s individual foil event.

The pair, who attended the same university and were mentored by the same coach, shared a hug before starting their bout that led to Berthier losing 15-4 to Lee who is ranked fifth in the world and who is also a three-time Olympian and multiple World Championships medalist.

“I feel like I fenced my hardest. I’m just unhappy that I didn’t get to hit some of the touches that I was planning,” said Berthier. “But on the other hand, she’s an amazing, amazing fencer so I’m not super disappointed in my loss. I’m really grateful to be here.”

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On July 24, fencer Kiria Tikanah bowed out of the women’s individual epee event after the 21-year-old lost 15-10 to Ana Maria Popescu from Romania at the table of 32.

The match was certainly a difficult one considering that Tikanah is ranked 207th in the world while Popescu is ranked number one. 

“I have a lot to learn, like how to... be a bit more aggressive at the start, especially because at the start she came off really strong. And I was a bit hesitant at the start, so I think that’s why she got a bit of confidence. In the future, I’ll be a bit more aggressive at the start and to not be so held back, and to just try my actions,” Tikanah said. 

Adele Tan did Singapore proud on July 24 when the shooter made her Olympic Games debut at the qualifiers of the women’s 10m air rifle. Tan managed to finish 21st which was the best finish Singapore has seen in the event.

“I have to be very honest and say that this is probably the toughest qualification that I’ve had to battle. Not just shoot, it is literally a battle,” Tan said to reporters after the event.

“It was a battle in a sense that, everyone here is world-class, every, every single one you see… and anyone can make it to the finals. So I think everyone is really fighting very hard emotionally because at the Olympics is not so much about technical skills anymore,” she continued. 

Before her performance, Singapore’s best finish was 24th place which was achieved by Jasmine Ser in 2012.

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