MEDIA ADVISORY
For Immediate Release
Eight national cyclists book their spots for the 28th SEA Games Cycling Team
SINGAPORE, 20 March 2015 – WITH less than three months to go before
Singapore hosts the 28th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, the Singapore Cycling
Federation (SCF) announced today that eight national cyclists have confirmed
their spots in the biennial meet. Dinah Chan, Serene Lee, Goh Choon Huat,
Low Ji Wen, Vincent Ang, Teh Jing Long, Darren Low and Benedict Lee will
represent the nation in the cycling competition that will be conducted only in
road race formats.
Dinah, who brought home gold in the Women’s 30km time trial at the 2013
SEA Games in Myanmar, will be competing in the Individual Time Trial, Road
Race, and Criterium. Her teammate Serene will also be competing in the
same events, but will act as a reserve in the Individual Time Trial.
Choon Huat, Ji Wen and Vincent will be racing in the Road Race and Criterium
events, while Darren, Benedict and Jing Long will be racing in the Individual
Time Trial, Road Race and Criterium. Jing Long will act as reserve for the
Individual Time Trial.
The SCF’s selection criteria for the team is based on athletes who have
achieved at least a 3rd placing in the 2013 SEA Games, or ranked 3rd among
SEA Games countries in equivalent events. These achievements were based
on all submitted competition results from 2013 and 2014 as per SCF SEA
Games Selection Policy.
In the event that any one out of the eight SEA Games Squad athletes are not
able to compete, the next best reserve athlete would be activated. However,
by the stipulated deadline given by Singapore National Olympic Council
(SNOC), if this reserve athlete is not from the list of eight SEA Games Squad
names, this athlete must meet the SNOC selection criteria in order to be
included into the SEA Games Squad.
There are six cycling events in the 28th SEA Games, including the Men’s
(approximately 40km) and Women’s (approximately 30km) Individual Time
Trial, the Men’s (90 minutes) and and Women’s (60 minutes) Criterium, and
the Men’s and Women’s Mass Start Road Race.
###
List of confirmed cyclists for SEA Games 2015
Name
Event
Dinah Chan
Individual Time Trial, Road Race, Criterium
Serene Lee
Individual Time Trial (as reserve), Road
Race, Criterium
Goh Chun Huat
Road Race, Criterium
Low Ji Wen
Road Race, Criterium
Vincent Ang
Road Race, Criterium
Teh Jing Long
Individual Time Trial (as reserve), Road
Race, Criterium
Darren Low
Individual Time Trial, Road Race, Criterium
Benedict Lee
Individual Time Trial, Road Race, Criterium
List of reserve cyclists for SEA Games 2015
No
Name
.
1
Mohamed Elyas
2
Travis Woodford
3
Ryan Chan
4
Joel Foo
5
Syed Amir Haziq
###
For media enquiries, contact:
Benjamin Tan, +65 9770 4718, [email protected]
Kimberly Lee, +65 8163 7627, [email protected]
###