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S1E13: Olympic champ Joseph Schooling in his own words as he retires
Manage episode 410367909 series 2341710
Eight years after his stunning success at the 2016 Rio Olympics, Singapore’s greatest athlete has called time on his career.
Synopsis: The Straits Times tackles the talking points in sport every second Wednesday of the month.
In this special episode, we bring you an excerpt of assistant sports editor Rohit Brijnath’s interview with Singapore’s Olympic gold medallist Joseph Schooling.
The swimmer who won the 100m butterfly gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics called time on his career on April 2.
Listen to Schooling as he looks back on his career with honesty and relives the moment he stunned the world and put Singapore on the sporting map.
Highlights (click/tap above):
1:13 Schooling on how life changed after the 2016 Olympic gold
7:20 What was it like to deal with the cannabis saga that put Schooling in the headlines again?
8:00 Is it fair to have expectations on sportsmen to have a certain level of responsibility in how they conduct themselves?
11:04 How Schooling felt on the day he made history
15:11 When did Schooling realise he had won that historic race?
What Singapore can learn from Schooling's retirement: https://str.sg/Mor8
Read: https://str.sg/JJJQF
Produced by: Rohit Brijnath (rohitb@sph.com.sg) & ST Video
Edited by: Amirul Karim
Follow ST Sports Talk every month:
Channel: https://str.sg/JWRE
Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWRa
Spotify: https://str.sg/JW6N
SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/
Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts
Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg
Read Rohit Brijnath's articles: https://str.sg/wFu2
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COE Watch: https://str.sg/iTtE
Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7
Health Check: https://str.sg/JWaN
Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf
Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m
Hard Tackle: https://str.sg/JWRE
#PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad
Music Lab: https://str.sg/w9TX
Discover ST Podcasts: http://str.sg/stpodcasts
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Special edition series:
True Crimes Of Asia (6 eps): https://str.sg/i44T
The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia (5 eps): https://str.sg/wuZ2
Invisible Asia (9 eps): https://str.sg/wuZn
Stop Scams (10 eps): https://str.sg/wuZB
Singapore's War On Covid (5 eps): https://str.sg/wuJa
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Chapters
1. Olympic champ Joseph Schooling in his own words as he retires (00:00:00)
2. How life changed after the 2016 Olympic gold (00:01:29)
3. Schooling on dealing with the Cannabis saga (00:07:53)
4. Fair to expect sportsmen's responsibility? (00:08:31)
5. How Schooling felt on the day he made history (00:11:27)
6. When did Schooling realise he won the race? (00:15:28)
1899 episodes
Manage episode 410367909 series 2341710
Eight years after his stunning success at the 2016 Rio Olympics, Singapore’s greatest athlete has called time on his career.
Synopsis: The Straits Times tackles the talking points in sport every second Wednesday of the month.
In this special episode, we bring you an excerpt of assistant sports editor Rohit Brijnath’s interview with Singapore’s Olympic gold medallist Joseph Schooling.
The swimmer who won the 100m butterfly gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics called time on his career on April 2.
Listen to Schooling as he looks back on his career with honesty and relives the moment he stunned the world and put Singapore on the sporting map.
Highlights (click/tap above):
1:13 Schooling on how life changed after the 2016 Olympic gold
7:20 What was it like to deal with the cannabis saga that put Schooling in the headlines again?
8:00 Is it fair to have expectations on sportsmen to have a certain level of responsibility in how they conduct themselves?
11:04 How Schooling felt on the day he made history
15:11 When did Schooling realise he had won that historic race?
What Singapore can learn from Schooling's retirement: https://str.sg/Mor8
Read: https://str.sg/JJJQF
Produced by: Rohit Brijnath (rohitb@sph.com.sg) & ST Video
Edited by: Amirul Karim
Follow ST Sports Talk every month:
Channel: https://str.sg/JWRE
Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWRa
Spotify: https://str.sg/JW6N
SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/
Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts
Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg
Read Rohit Brijnath's articles: https://str.sg/wFu2
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Discover more ST podcast channels:
The Usual Place: https://str.sg/wEr7u
COE Watch: https://str.sg/iTtE
Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7
Health Check: https://str.sg/JWaN
Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf
Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m
Hard Tackle: https://str.sg/JWRE
#PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad
Music Lab: https://str.sg/w9TX
Discover ST Podcasts: http://str.sg/stpodcasts
---
Special edition series:
True Crimes Of Asia (6 eps): https://str.sg/i44T
The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia (5 eps): https://str.sg/wuZ2
Invisible Asia (9 eps): https://str.sg/wuZn
Stop Scams (10 eps): https://str.sg/wuZB
Singapore's War On Covid (5 eps): https://str.sg/wuJa
---
Get The Straits Times' app, which has a dedicated podcast player section:
The App Store: https://str.sg/icyB
Google Play: https://str.sg/icyX
#hardtackle
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chapters
1. Olympic champ Joseph Schooling in his own words as he retires (00:00:00)
2. How life changed after the 2016 Olympic gold (00:01:29)
3. Schooling on dealing with the Cannabis saga (00:07:53)
4. Fair to expect sportsmen's responsibility? (00:08:31)
5. How Schooling felt on the day he made history (00:11:27)
6. When did Schooling realise he won the race? (00:15:28)
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