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The best photos of Team Singapore at the SEA Games (Aug 22)

Singapore's mens 4x100 freestyle relay  team at the SEA Games on 22 August, 2017.  Photo: Jason Quah/TODAY

Singapore's mens 4x100 freestyle relay team at the SEA Games on 22 August, 2017. Photo: Jason Quah/TODAY

20 golds, 19 silvers, 18 bronzes. That is Team Singapore's medal tally at the 2017 SEA Games so far.

Amid all the action, emotions ran high, whether in victory or defeat. Here are some of the best moments from Team Singapore on Tuesday (Aug 22).

A REDEMPTION STORY

Two years ago, Feng Tianwei suffered the biggest upset of the 2015 SEA Games at the hands of Thai paddler Suthasini Sawettabut. It took her two years, but Feng has avenged the loss in the semi-finals of the women's singles.

Photos: Jason Quah/TODAY

Backed by the support in the stands, the Singaporean then pulled off another victory against teammate Zhou Yihan in the final.

Photos: Jason Quah/TODAY

The gold medal was even more significant for Feng as this is her first time she is competing in the Games as an independent athlete.

Read more: Feng Tianwei lands women's singles title after long two-year wait

PAIN AND SUFFERING

Leading favourite Nathaniel Perez of the Philippines 4-3 in the semi-finals of the men's foil event, Singaporean Jet Ng then twisted his ankle and required a medical time-out.

Ng however managed to complete the match, losing 9-15 in the end. He got a bronze medal for his effort.

Photos: Andrew JK Tan/Sport Singapore

RACE FOR THE PRIZE

Shanti Pereira once again confirmed her status as Singapore's top sprinter after setting a new national record in the heats of the 100m dash.

Photo: Jason Quah/TODAY

She won bronze in the final with a time of 11.76sec behind Vietnam's Le Tu Chinh, who won in 11.56sec, and Malaysia's Husniah Zulkifli who took silver in 11.74sec.

Photos: Jason Quah/TODAY

Shanti will now look forward to defending her 200m crown on Wednesday.

Read more: Shanti out to prove 2015 gold was no fluke

COMEBACKS AND VICTORIES

For once, Joseph Schooling wasn't the biggest story in the SEA Games pool. Tuesday was Quah Zheng Wen's time to shine, as he bounced back from a loss in the 50m backstroke on Monday to clinch the 200m butterfly title.

Photo: Jason Quah/TODAY

Quah also anchored Singapore's 4x100m men's freestyle relay team to a new SEA Games record of 3min 17.85sec, smashing the previous mark of 3:19.59.

Photo: Jason Quah/TODAY

But it was Roanne Ho who was the comeback story of the night as she reclaimed her 50m breaststroke title with a new SEA Games record of 31.29sec.

What made Ho's story special was that she had suffered not one, but two serious medical conditions last year - a collapsed lung and a tear in her right shoulder.

Photos: Jason Quah/TODAY

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