{
  "id": 2127034,
  "title": "S$54,000 raised for rower Joan Poh’s World Champs bid; funding remains hurdle for Singapore athletes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/s-54-000-raised-for-rower-joan-pohs-world-champs-bid-funding-remains",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-20T11:51:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNA - Singapore",
    "slug": "cna-singapore",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/sport-rowing-world-championships-joan-poh-olympian-team-singapore-athletes-funding-6330526"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "S$54,000 has been raised to support rower Joan Poh's bid to compete at the World Championships. Despite this, funding remains a significant challenge for Singapore athletes. According to Sports observers, funding constraints and balancing sport with careers are major obstacles for athletes competing at the highest level.\n\nThe issue of funding hurdles for athletes is not unique to Singapore, as other countries also face similar challenges. However, there is no information on how this affects Joan Poh's World Championships bid specifically.\n\nMeanwhile, Malaysian badminton players Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin Rumsani have achieved a breakthrough at the World Championships in New Delhi, advancing to the quarter-finals. They defeated Taiwan's Chiu Hsiang Chieh and Wang Chi Lin 21-17, 21-17 in 42 minutes. The Malaysian pair, ranked world No. 6, will next face the winners of the match between top seeds Kim Won Ho-Seo Seung Jae of South Korea and England's Ben Lane-Sean Vendy.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "S$54,000 raised for rower Joan Poh’s World Champs bid; funding remains hurdle for Singapore athletes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/s-54-000-raised-for-rower-joan-pohs-world-champs-bid-funding-remains-2131987",
        "published": "2026-08-20T11:51:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}