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The Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) has apparently asked Singapore's best marathoner, Soh Rui Yong, to keep their dispute private and away from the public eye. Soh however, is continuing the fight against the SNOC, saying that as a public entity, SNOC should maintain high standards of accountability and transparency.

To put things in perspective, Soh is the indisputable marathon and long distance running champion in South East Asia, and he himself was solely responsible for 50% of Singapore's track and field’s gold haul at the 2017 Games. And it is most likely that if Soh was taking part in the Games this year, Singapore would have been guaranteed at least one gold medal already. He is that good.

Singapore marathoner Soh Rui Yong disagreed with mainstream reports by insisting that there is a way for athletes to promote SNOC sponsors together with the own sponsors. "We need to get rid of the mentality that someone's gain always has to come at the expense of someone else".

National Marathoner Soh Rui Yong has apologised for making SNOC seem like the "bad guy" for prohibiting athletes from promoting their sponsors on social media. He met with a few SNOC officials and has since acknowledged that at the end of the day, rules are still rules and athletes would have to abide by them.