Published 2 years ago

Singapore bars its only Olympic champ from competing after cannabis use

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Joseph Schooling apologizes for taking cannabis while overseas. Singapore has some of the toughest drug laws in the world. Citizens and permanent residents face up to 10 years in prison if found to have consumed illegal substances. Schooling had been allowed to pause his national service to train and participate in the Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi.

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BBC News

Joseph Schooling: Singapore Olympic star suspended for taking cannabis in Vietnam

The 27-year-old, Singapore's biggest sporting star, admitted taking the drug in Vietnam in May.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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Reuters

Singapore bars sole Olympic champion from competition after cannabis use

SINGAPORE - Singapore's only Olympic gold medal winner, swimmer Joseph Schooling, will not be given further leave from national service to compete because he admitted to using cannabis, the tightly-controlled city-state said on Wednesday. Schooling, 27, who defeated American Michael Phelps to win the 100 metres butterfly in the 2016 games, did not test positive for the drug but admitted

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Olympic swimmer Joseph Schooling admits cannabis use

Olympic gold medal swimmer Joseph Schooling has apologized for using cannabis in Vietnam while competing there on leave from military service in his native Singapore. Schooling achieved superstar status in

2 years ago·United States

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CNN

Singapore swimming hero Joseph Schooling admits using cannabis

Singapore's first and only Olympic gold medalist Joseph Schooling has apologized for consuming cannabis while training and competing in Vietnam.

2 years ago·Atlanta, United States

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

Singapore Olympic champ Schooling suspended after marijuana use

Singapore’s first Olympic champion, swimmer Joseph Schooling, confessed to using marijuana overseas and could miss key upcoming competitions after being punished by the country’s defenCe ministry.

2 years ago·Malaysia

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The Washington Post

Singapore bars its only Olympic champ from competing after cannabis use

Joseph Schooling, who beat Michael Phelps to win gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics, is likely to be out of the running for the 2023 Southeast Asian Games.

2 years ago

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