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Thailand wins SEA Games bronze after swim controversy

Southeast Asian Games – Swimming – Aquatic Sports Palace, National Sports Complex, Hanoi, Vietnam – May 14, 2022. Thailand’s Jinjutha Pholjamjumrus in action during the women’s 200m individual medley. Thailand later won the bronze medal in the 4x100m freestyle relay. (Reuters)

Olympic swimming hero Joseph Schooling had a first gold of this year’s Southeast Asian Games dramatically snatched away when Singapore’s sprint relay team were disqualified.

Schooling, Quah Zheng Wen, Jonathan Tan and Mikkel Lee came home well clear of their regional rivals in the 4x100m freestyle relay at the SEA Games in Hanoi on Saturday night and celebrated winning gold.

But while conducting a post-race interview the quartet’s elation turned to agony…

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