"While I will not be participating, I wish the contingent the best at Asian Games and to do Singapore proud," the 28-year-old said in a statement.
"The status of my training and competition remains the same. More details of my future will be shared in due course."newspaper that two swimmers had clocked faster times than Schooling during the qualification window for the games.Schooling had pulled out of the South-East Asian Games held in May, saying he was"not at the level" to do his best.
The swimmer, who has been performing two years of mandatory military service, was mired in a drug controversy last year. He tested negative, but confessed to consuming cannabis overseas. Singapore has some of the toughest drug laws in the world, and its citizens and permanent residents face up to 10 years in prison if found to have consumed illegal substances outside the city-state.He was also made no longer eligible for leave or disruption to train or compete during his military service.He failed to qualify for the same event at Tokyo 2020, however, and has dropped several hints that his career is coming to an end.
The 2022 Asian Games -- postponed by a year because of China's strict zero-Covid rules -- will be held in Hangzhou from September 23 to October 8. - AFP
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