Singapore wins first ever Olympic gold in 2016 – SCMP archive

This article was first published on August 14, 2016.
Lion City celebrates first golden hero
by James Porteous
Singapore exploded into celebration as it feted a new sporting hero yesterday (August 13, 2016) after swimmer Joseph Schooling did the improbable – beat his one-time idol Michael Phelps – to win the Lion City’s first ever gold medal. Schooling completed a wire-to-wire victory to deny American Phelps a fourth successive title in the 100 metres butterfly, winning in an Olympic record of...