SINGAPORE: Swimmer Quah Ting Wen won the top athlete award at the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Cambodia on Wednesday (May 17).
She was presented with the best athlete award by Cambodia’s Deputy Prime Minister Tea Banh during the closing ceremony at the Morodok Techo National Stadium.
The 30-year-old swimmer finished the Games with six golds and two silvers.
She said in a statement: “I am extremely honoured and proud to receive this award. I am thankful for the opportunity to have done well for Singapore and my sport.
“My brother received the award in 2019 and my sister was the most bemedalled athlete at the Hanoi SEA Games last year, so it feels like a nice way to close the circle.”
