On Thursday, October 6th, national marathoner Soh Rui Yong made his second apology to the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) in less than a year for previous statements and disagreements.
In the letter posted on Soh's Facebook page, he expressed his desire to "leave the past behind him" after "a few years of disagreements with SNOC since April 2019" so that he may focus on his running and contribute to Singapore sports "in any manner possible."
"With this in mind I hereby unreservedly apologise to the SNOC for any past statements I may have made that had cast doubt on their propriety," wrote Soh.
Soh then cited an August blog post in which he questioned whether the SNOC were "clowns."
"In hindsight, the use of the word 'clowns' was unnecessary. I am sorry," he said. "The blog post has been taken down and I undertake not to use the term 'clowns' on SNOC again."
He said that he has removed all of his April 2019 postings "that might be seen as insulting to SNOC" and has requested that third-party publications do the same.
"SNOC rejected my nominations to represent Singapore in the SEA Games in 2019 and 2022, which were made by Singapore Athletics. I acknowledge that SNOC had valid justifications for their actions "said Soh. He subsequently expressed regret for his remarks on the subject and stated that he "will not do so in the future."
He also expressed his desire to don national colors once more.
"If picked, I want to compete for Singapore again and wave the Singapore flag with pride," he stated.
"When Team Singapore is together, we are at our strongest... Let's put our old conflicts aside and be unified once more."
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