.Friday, July 6, 2007 ' 9:14 PM Y
Bond.&.Trust
I feel very sorry for the family members of Thaddeus Cheong who had just passed away recently. He was such a pride of Singapore by winning lots of gold medals but this was put to an end when he died after swimming 1.5km, cycling 40km and running 10km. He was only a young 17 year old boy who was good at sports and his studies. He was only in Raffles Junior College for less than a year and this had to happen.
No paramedics were there to save this foaming teenager when he needed help the most. I don't think this should happen for there should be paramedics in any type of race just in case if anything goes wrong just like this case. But after this incident, I think more people will show more awareness of their safety while during any sports.
By: Vanessa Cheong (3)
Class: 1E2