Singapore, March 2, 2023: Dr Hing Siong Chen, a member of the Singapore National Olympic Council Executive Committee and President of the Singapore Cycling Federation, will lead Team Singapore as Chef de Mission at the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Cambodia in May.
The 50-year-old family physician was appointed by the SNOC together with two assistant chefs de mission – Mr Lim Tong Hai and Ms Jasmine Yeong-Nathan – both of whom were national representatives in football and bowling respectively.
In other news, the SNOC Appeals Committee approved 56 nominations to the 516 athletes already selected by the SNOC on 16 January 2023. In total, 572 athletes are set to represent Team Singapore at the Games in 30 sports.
This upcoming edition of the SEA Games will be Cambodia’s first attempt in organising the biennial multi-sport competition. The 32nd SEA Games will feature 36 sports in Phnom Penh and four co-host provinces from 5 to 17 May 2023.
Dr Hing said: “Leading Team Singapore at the SEA Games is a tremendous privilege which I am looking forward to with plenty of excitement.
“Being able to do so with two capable and experienced former national athletes – Jasmine and Tong Hai – puts us in good stead in our preparations for the Games. I wish all Team Singapore athletes who are training hard to perform at Cambodia the best, and look forward to a successful outing in May.”
The Singapore team does not include Rio 2016 Olympic swimming champion Joseph Schooling, 27, who has withdrawn saying he was not at the right level to compete.