3 more ASEAN Para Games golds for Singapore, 2 more meet records for Toh Wei Soong

SINGAPORE: Team Singapore athletes enjoyed more success in Cambodia on Wednesday (Jun 7) as they took three titles to bring the country's tally of gold medals at the 2023 ASEAN Para Games to 10.

Toh Wei Soong had another record-breaking day in the pool as he claimed his second and third golds of this year's Games in the men's 50m butterfly S7 and 50m freestyle S7.

His times of 30.78 seconds in the butterfly and 29.22 seconds in the freestyle were both new Games records, adding to the record he set as he won the men's 100m freestyle S7 last Sunday.

Toh has also won two silvers at this year's Games.

In the field at the Morodok Techo National Stadium, meanwhile, Muhammad Diroy Noordin defended his title in the men's F40/41 shot put.

Singapore's flag bearer at the 2021 Paralympics made it back-to-back golds with a throw of 9.17m.

Over on the track, James Ethan Ang collected his second silver of the Games in the men's 200m T13 with a time of 23.33 seconds.

This followed a runner-up finish in the men's 400m T13 on Tuesday night which saw him rewrite the national record with a time of 51.22 seconds.

A total of 26 Team Singapore athletes are competing at this year's ASEAN Para Games in athletics, badminton, boccia, powerlifting, swimming and table tennis.

The event, which officially kicked off last Sunday and concludes on Friday, is taking place in Cambodia for the first time.

Singapore is currently in seventh place in the medal table with 10 golds, 14 silvers and 11 bronzes.