In pictures: Team Singapore SEA Games recap (Aug 21)

GOLD IN WUSHU

Singapore's first gold medal of the day was won by 18-year-old wushu exponent Jowen Lim.

Lim beat nine other competitors in the men’s optional daoshu and gunshu event. 

He wowed the crowd at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre with a stunning display of blade-work in the daoshu portion to score 9.69. Combined with his 9.68 for the gunshu on Sunday – both scores were the highest in their own right – it was enough to clinch the Republic’s first gold in the sport at this Games.

Read more: First time's the sweetest for Jowen as he captures individual wushu gold

A DREAM DEBUT

Two years ago, she was just a volunteer at the SEA Games. But now 16-year-old fencer Amita Berthier is a gold medal winner.

It was a surreal triumph for Amita, who had to contend with the loss of her father when he passed away in a workplace accident in February last year.

The 16-year-old kept her cool to record a 15-7 victory over Samantha Kyle Catantan of the Philippines.

Read more: Dream debut ends on an emotional note for fencer Amita

GOLD RUSH IN THE POOL

Quah Jing Wen was the biggest winner in the pool on Monday, as she clinched two gold medals - in the 200m butterfly and in the women's 4x100m freestyle relay.

The women's 4x100m freestyle relay team broke a SEA Games record that had been in place since 2009. Their time was more than a second faster than the old record.

Meanwhile, crowd favourite Joseph Schooling did not disappoint, winning the 50m butterfly gold in style.

Singapore also won another silver in the pool as Quah Zheng Wen was edged out by Indonesia's I Gede Siman Sudartawa in the 50m backstroke. Quah could not defend his 2015 crown, with Sudartawa also breaking Quah's SEA Games record.

Read more: Schooling’s a fan favourite again while Jing Wen’s star shines

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