Latest news with #Singapore2025
The Star
16-07-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Singapore open water swim races to proceed as water quality improves
The pontoon used for the open water venue at the World Aquatics Championships in Sentosa on July 7. - ST SINGAPORE: The men's and women's 10-kilometre open water swim races at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore will go ahead on Wednesday (July 16), German Press Agency (dpa) reported, citing the organisers. The women's race was postponed from Tuesday to Wednesday due to the dirty sea at Palawan Beach. Both events were pushed back while water monitoring continued. A statement from the organisers of Singapore 2025 said water quality samples collected during Tuesday afternoon met the standards outlined in the World Aquatics competition regulations. The three samples taken along the course had shown "a significant improvement, with levels of E. coli falling between the ranges of 'good' to 'excellent'," the organisers said. "Regular water quality monitoring and testing continues throughout the competition period to ensure athlete safety, with the health and safety of all participants continuing to guide all competition-related decisions," the statement said. "World Aquatics and the Singapore 2025 organisers extend our appreciation to all athletes, officials, and supporters for their patience and cooperation." The men's 10-kilometre race is scheduled to start at 0500 GMT, followed by the women later in the day. - Bernama-dpa
New Straits Times
16-07-2025
- Sport
- New Straits Times
Singapore open water swim races to proceed as water quality improves
SINGAPORE: The men's and women's 10km open water swim races at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore will go ahead on Wednesday, German Press Agency (dpa) reported, citing the organisers. The women's race was postponed from Tuesday to Wednesday due to the dirty sea at Palawan Beach. Both events were pushed back while water monitoring continued. A statement from the organisers of Singapore 2025 said water quality samples collected during Tuesday afternoon met the standards outlined in the World Aquatics competition regulations. The three samples taken along the course had shown "a significant improvement, with levels of E. coli falling between the ranges of 'good' to 'excellent'," the organisers said. "Regular water quality monitoring and testing continues throughout the competition period to ensure athlete safety, with the health and safety of all participants continuing to guide all competition-related decisions," the statement said. "World Aquatics and the Singapore 2025 organisers extend our appreciation to all athletes, officials, and supporters for their patience and cooperation." The men's 10km race is scheduled to start at 0500 GMT, followed by the women later in the day.
South China Morning Post
16-07-2025
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
World Aquatics Championships: sea races back on in Singapore after water quality delays
The men's and women's 10km open water swimming events at the World Aquatics Championships will finally get under way on Wednesday after multiple delays owing to unacceptable levels of E coli bacteria in Singapore's seas. Initially scheduled for Tuesday, the women's 10km was called off hours before the expected start after water samples drawn at the race site off Sentosa island, on the southern coast of the city state, showed 'exceeding levels' of the Escherichia coli (E coli) bacteria. The race was then moved to Wednesday morning, hours after the scheduled start of the men's race, but both were delayed again late on Tuesday after the water quality levels exceeded the 'acceptable thresholds outlined in the World Aquatics competition regulation'. On Wednesday, World Aquatics and the Singapore 2025 Organising Committee said races could proceed at 1pm for the men's 10km race and 4pm for the women's. Water samples showed a significant improvement, organisers said, with levels of E coli falling between the ranges of 'good' to 'excellent' according to World Aquatics and the World Health Organization (WHO) regulations. Action from the women's Group C water polo clash between Croatia and Hungary at the OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore. Photo: Reuters They added that the regular water quality monitoring and testing would continue throughout the competition period.
Straits Times
14-07-2025
- Straits Times
World Aquatics C'ship women's 10km open water swimming event delayed by a day due to water quality
Find out what's new on ST website and app. World Aquatics said in a statement that the event, which was scheduled to take place at Sentosa on July 15 has been postponed by a day, with water quality levels exceeding acceptable thresholds. SINGAPORE – The start of the open water swimming competition at the World Aquatics Championships has been postponed by a day due to concerns over water quality off Sentosa, organisers announced on July 15. The women's 10km race, which was slated to kick off the open water programme on the morning of July 15, will now be held a day later. A total of 69 athletes had been expected to compete in the first event of the competition. The women's race will now take place on the same day as the men's 10km race on July 16. The remaining events – the men's and women's 5km (July 18), 3km knock-out sprint (July 19) and the mixed 4x1,500m relay (July 20) – are set to proceed as originally scheduled. In a statement, World Aquatics said that in coordination with the Singapore 2025 organising committee, the decision was made to postpone the women's 10km open water swimming event 'due to water quality levels exceeding acceptable thresholds'. The postponement was announced less than eight hours before its scheduled start at 8am on July 15. Top stories Swipe. Select. Stay informed. Singapore HSA intensifies crackdown on vapes; young suspected Kpod peddlers nabbed in Bishan, Yishun Singapore Man charged over distributing nearly 3 tonnes of vapes in one day in Bishan, Ubi Avenue 3 Singapore Public healthcare institutions to record all Kpod cases, confiscate vapes: MOH, HSA Singapore Man allegedly attacks woman with knife at Kallang Wave Mall, to be charged with attempted murder Singapore Singapore boosts support for Timor-Leste as it prepares to join Asean Singapore UN aviation and maritime agencies pledge to collaborate to boost safety, tackle challenges Singapore High Court dismisses appeal of drink driver who killed one after treating Tampines road like racetrack Singapore 18 years' jail for woman who hacked adoptive father to death after tussle over Sengkang flat The decision followed a review involving World Aquatics, the Singapore 2025 organising committee, the World Aquatics Sports Medicine Committee, and the world body's Open Water Swimming Technical Committee. According to the statement, water quality testing in recent days had consistently met World Aquatics' standards. However, samples taken on July 13 showed levels exceeding acceptable thresholds. In the statement, World Aquatics added: 'The decision to postpone racing was made in the best interests of athlete health and safety, which remains World Aquatics and the Singapore 2025 organising committee's top priority.' Subsequent water samples and reviews will continue at the competition venue. World Aquatics and the Singapore 2025 organising committee will assess whether conditions are safe enough to proceed with the remaining events as scheduled. This is not the first time water quality issues have disrupted a major international sporting event. At the 2024 Paris Olympics, the men's triathlon was postponed just hours before it was due to begin, after a 3.30am inspection of the River Seine revealed pollution levels too high for safe swimming. Swimming in the Seine had been prohibited for over a century due to pollution. In the lead-up to the Olympics, the city of Paris launched a €1.4 billion (S$2.09 billion) clean-up initiative to make the river safe for competition in time for the Games. This year's World Aquatics Championships, hosted in Singapore for the first time, officially began on July 11 with the water polo tournament at the OCBC Aquatic Centre. The championships feature six disciplines – swimming, diving, high diving, artistic swimming, water polo and open water swimming – and will welcome more than 2,500 athletes from over 200 countries and territories.
CNA
11-07-2025
- Business
- CNA
Singapore Tonight - Thu 10 Jul 2025
From 10 July 2025 to 3 August 2025, the News on mewatch is restricted to Singapore viewing only due to content rights on the news coverage and footages from World Aquatics Championships - Singapore 2025. From business to politics, health to technology, we bring you up-to-date with the latest news on Singapore and analyze how these events may affect you tomorrow.
