Nabil Luqman

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Joseph Schooling

Amanda Lim

<p>It&rsquo;s a dark day for those sports lovers especially if you&rsquo;re Singaporean as their first Olympic gold medalist Joseph Schooling has now been suspended from competition after he had admitted to consuming cannabis in Vietnam back in May.</p>
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<p>The 27-year-old became Singapore&rsquo;s local sporting hero as well as an eye candy to many after his victory at the 2016 Rio Games where he bagged the first gold medal for Singapore. It was also noted that his father had passed away last year and Schooling was facing immense pressure as an athlete.</p>
<p>Netizens had expressed sympathy for him and some wrote that every young person tends to make mistakes. Some people even highlighted that this shouldn&rsquo;t be much of an issue as many have tried it overseas.</p>
<p><strong>Unacceptable circumstances for an athlete</strong></p>
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<p>Despite netizens siding him, as an athlete, it&rsquo;s totally unacceptable as athletes should be seen as a role model to many.</p>
<p>Singapore has banned the consumption of drugs. This ban includes those who consume the drug within the country and abroad. Citizens or permanent residents who fail their urine test for illegal drug can face up to 10 years imprisonment or a S$20,000 (~RM64,003) fine.</p>
<p>There is also a mandatory death penalty for drug trafficking which is now the more increasingly controversial sentence among Singaporeans and many as they speak up against the punishment. Earlier this year, a <a href="https://myc.my/articles/1222/death-sentence-carried-out-on-nagaenthran-in-singapore-condolences-to-his-family">Malaysian was sentenced to death</a> due to the penalty but another man was seemingly spared due to the protest of the whole ordeal.</p>
<p>Schooling was not the only athlete who was involved in the consumption of the drug as national swimmer Amanda Lim (29) had also admitted to consuming cannabis abroad and she too was given a warning by the Central narcotics Bureau after an investigation.</p>
<p><strong>Swimmers issue an apology</strong></p>
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<p>Shorty after a statement was given by Singapore&rsquo;s Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) and SportsSG, both Schooling and Lim had issued an apology.</p>
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<p>Schooling admitted that he&rsquo;s demonstrated bad judgement and said it was a moment of weakness for him as he was going through a tough period in his life.</p>
<p>Lim also said she was &ldquo;deeply sorry for her actions and there&rsquo;s no excuses for it&rdquo;.</p>
<p>The Ministry of Defence had stated the Schooling did pass his urine test but confessed to his actions while he was on break from his military service as he was training to participate and Southeast Asia Games in Hanoi in May.</p>
<p><strong>Appropriate action to be taken</strong></p>
<p>Both athletes have owned up to their mistake and that the Singapore Swimming Association (SSA) and the Singapore national Olympics Council (SNOC) will be reviewing appropriate actions on their part.</p>
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<p>Minister of Youth for Culture, Community and Youth, Edwin Tong, had shared his thoughts on the incident. He does indeed agree that it&rsquo;s a serious error of judgements and it&rsquo;s not to be taken lightly.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Facing up to their efforts is the first step to a proper rehabilitation&rdquo;&rdquo; said Tong.</p>
<p>He also acknowledges the sacrifices the two had made for the national team and he urges the public to give the two empathy and understanding to go through this difficult situation.</p>
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<strong>What now for the two swimmers?</strong></p>
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<p>As there is a protocol currently in place, Schooling will be placed on a supervised urine test regime for a duration of six months. He will also no longer be eligible for leave or disruption to to train while he is serving his National Service as it had been previously delayed multiple times due to him competing.</p>
<p>As for Lim, she recently appeared in a campaign for Pokka and the company says that the partnership has completed. &nbsp;They had also expressed for Lim to bounce back after this issue and they also highlighted that they don&rsquo;t condone the usage of banned substances. It is likely she&rsquo;ll be having the same faith as Schooling for now.</p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><em>Sad to see some of the top athletes facing these kinds of issues but rules are rules, as an athlete, they should all understand the consequences of drugs and things like this should never be taken lightly.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><em>What are your thoughts on this? Let us know in the comments.</em></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 11px;"><strong>*Sources: Visual and Reference Credits to Social Media, CNA, Mothership &amp; various cross references for context.</strong></span></p>
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Investigations will be conducted on Schooling and fellow swimmer Amanda Lim for possible offences related to the consumption of cannabis.

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Singapore Eye Candy Swimmer Joseph Schooling Suspended For Taking Cannabis

Singapore Eye Candy Swimmer Joseph Schooling Suspended For Taking Cannabis

Investigations will be conducted on Schooling and fellow swimmer Amanda Lim for possible offences related to the consumption of cannabis.

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