2016 Olympic gold medalist in 100m butterfly Joseph Schooling will be absent for the 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia.
“After careful consideration with my team, I have decided to pull out of the SEA Games,” the 27-year-old Olympic gold medalist said in a South China Morning Post report.
According to him, he would instead focus on his National Service duties and “cheer” for his teammates from home.
Schooling is one of the most decorated Asian swimmers ever. A 12-time
NCAA champion and 17-time medalist at the University of Texas. He also won 29 gold and 34 in total medals at the Southeast Asian Games.
In 2022, he was suspended from participating in swimming competitions subsequent to his admission of engaging in the illicit consumption of cannabis in Vietnam.
At the last SEA Games in Vietnam, Schooling won two gold medals - in the 100m butterfly and in the 4x100m medley relay.
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