SEA Games: Calvin Sim wins Singapore's first men's cycling gold in 20 years

KUALA LUMPUR — Singapore cyclist Calvin Sim has won the country's first men's South-East Asian (SEA) Games cycling gold medal since 1997, after coming out top in the men's omnium on Monday evening (Aug 28).

At the national velodrome in Nilai, the 27-year-old recorded a total of 140 points in the event to finish ahead of Malaysia's Sofian Nabil Omar, whose score of 136 points saw him clinch silver.

Indonesia's Nandra Eko Wahyudi (135 points) took home the bronze ahead of the other Singaporean cyclist in the race, Goh Choon Huat, who had to settle for fourth with a score of 128 points.

This is Singapore's second cycling medal at this year's SEA Games, following Luo Yiwei's silver in the women's omnium on Sunday evening.

The last time Singapore won gold in a men's cycling event at the regional competition was 20 years ago, when Bernard Wong won the men's point race at the 1997 Jakarta Games.

Singapore's last SEA Games cycling gold came via Dinah Chan (20km/30km individual time trial) at the 2013 Myanmar Games.