Asian Games 2026: Team Singapore have to ‘keep pressing on’

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NAGOYA – Despite several historic breakthroughs for Team Singapore at the 2026 Asian Games, the Republic’s two-gold haul in Japan was its lowest at the quadrennial event in 28 years, highlighting the increasingly competitive landscape on the continent. While the 18 medals (2-9-7) won at the Sept 19 to Oct 4 Asiad exceeded the haul of 16 (3-6-7) from Hangzhou three years ago, Singapore claimed one less gold than they did in China. At the Team Singapore wrap-up conference on Oct 4, High Performance Sport Institute (HPSI) chief Low Jia Ren acknowledged that the medal return was lower than in…

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