Singapore wins first ever Olympic gold in 2016 – SCMP archive
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Singapore celebrated its first Olympic gold medal in 2016 when swimmer Joseph Schooling defeated Michael Phelps in the 100m butterfly, setting an Olympic record and marking a historic sports achievement.
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...