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SOON, ANG AIMING TO STAR
The Straits Times|September 10, 2023
Swimmer and runner among I7 debutants bound for October’s Asian Para Games
- Kimberly Kwek and Lin Tianbao
SOON, ANG AIMING TO STAR

After standout performances at the 2023 Asean Para Games (APG), swimmer Colin Soon and sprinter James Ang are looking to close their seasons on a high at the Asian Para Games in October.

They are among 17 debutants in the 33-member Singapore contingent heading to Hangzhou for the quadrennial competition, which will take place from Oct 22 to 28 after being delayed by a year owing to the pandemic.

At the APG in Cambodia, Ang won silver in the men's T13 200m and 400m and set a national record in the latter in 51.22 seconds, more than a second faster than his previous personal best of 52.9sec.

"It proved to myself that I could really push quite far. I ran another time that was similar to that at World Para Athletics Championships (51.53sec) as well," said the Singapore Management University (SMU) law undergraduate on the sidelines of the Asian Para Games flag presentation ceremony on Saturday.

"With that consistency going and training looking pretty good, I'm just hoping that coming towards these Asian Games, I can hit those timings locally, maybe get some personal bests and then when we get to China, have a really good timing."

This story is from the September 10, 2023 edition of The Straits Times.

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