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Tan Thuan Heng (born 14 July 1948) is a Malaysian and Singaporean former swimmer and water polo player. He competed in four swimming events at the 1964 Summer Olympics for Malaysia. [1] Later, he competed in the 1966 Asian Games and 1970 Asian Games for Singapore.
Malaysia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's twelfth appearance at the Olympics, although it had previously competed in two other games under the name Malaya. Malaysia, however, did not participate at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, because of its partial support to the United States boycott.
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Singaporeans participate in a wide variety of sports for recreation as well as for competition. Popular sports include football, swimming, track and field, basketball, rugby union, badminton, table tennis, and cycling. Many public residential areas provide amenities like swimming pools, outdoor spaces and indoor sport centres, with facilities for badminton, table tennis, squash among others.
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