Tackling the critical question of Schooling’s NS deferment after his poor Tokyo Olympics performance

Author

Tan K. B. EUGENE, Singapore Management UniversityFollow

Publication Type

News Article

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

8-2021

Abstract

In a commentary, SMU Associate Professor of Law Eugene Tan, who was team manager of Singapore’s 2004 Athens Olympics national swim team, discussed the critical question of Singapore’s sporting icon Joseph Schooling’s National Service (NS) deferment after his subpar performance at the Tokyo Olympics. Joseph has been on long-term NS deferment since 2014. Assoc Prof Tan noted that what is at stake is the integrity of long-term deferment, and the precedent-setting decision calculus which would come under intense scrutiny.

Keywords

National service, NS deferment, sports, Singapore, Joseph Schooling

Discipline

Asian Studies | Law and Society | Military, War, and Peace | Sports Management

Research Areas

Public Interest Law, Community and Social Justice

Publication

Today

ISSN

7237-4163

Publisher

Singapore Mediacorp Press

Citation

EUGENE, Tan K. B.. Tackling the critical question of Schooling’s NS deferment after his poor Tokyo Olympics performance. (2021). Today.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/3679

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