Joseph Schooling: Singapore Olympic star suspended over cannabis scandal
The 27-year-old athlete admitted to taking cannabis in Vietnam in May.
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The 27-year-old athlete admitted to taking cannabis in Vietnam in May.
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): German luxury fashion brand Hugo Boss says its support for Joseph Schooling remains "strong" despite revelations that the national swimmer has confessed to consuming cannabis.
SINGAPORE - The news of former Olympic gold medallist Joseph Schooling and fellow national swimmer Amanda Lim being sanctioned and warned for the consumption of cannabis rocked the Singapore sports fraternity on Tuesday (Aug 30). But they are not the only elite athletes to have fallen foul of the law for a drug offence. In 2015, former national youth footballer...
The swimmer had confessed to consuming cannabis overseas in May. Read more at straitstimes.com.
‘I gave in to a moment of weakness after going through a very tough period of my life. I demonstrated bad judgment and I am sorry’