Speed climbing, roller skating athletes hope Asian Games inspire more Singaporeans to pick up niche sports

Speed climbing, roller skating athletes hope Asian Games inspire more Singaporeans to pick up niche sports

The 25-year-old is a member of the people’s 3, 000-meter speed skating switch team. They currently have 4 days and 18 hours to go, and they want to advance even further before the Games.

Yet, it has not been an easy journey for them to Hangzhou. The absence of a 200m banked record, the standard regular used for international competitions, is one of the difficulties the group faces. & nbsp,

As a result, the crew must teach abroad, as in South Korea, where athletes have been getting ready for the Games since April.

In between training sessions, Mr. Ng, a history major at Nanyang Technological University( NTU ), must juggle his studies remotely. His coworkers, meanwhile, have had to get time off from their work to travel to South Korea.

Ryan Chua, one of his teammates, predicted that it would be difficult to get a floor end at the Games, particularly against more seasoned competitors like Taiwan and South Korea.