Tang out, who's in?

Gojek GM Lien unveils 9-man team to vie for SA leadership; vows to 'restore cohesion'

Lien Choong Luen and his team hope to get the SA house in order and devise a system to improve the competitiveness of Singapore athletes. ST FILE PHOTO
Lien Choong Luen and his team hope to get the SA house in order and devise a system to improve the competitiveness of Singapore athletes. ST FILE PHOTO
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He has scaled Everest and run ultramarathons through the Amazon and across the Gobi desert, and some might say Lien Choong Luen's next challenge will be equally onerous.

The 43-year-old general manager of ride-hailing firm Gojek yesterday announced his intention to contest the Singapore Athletics (SA) elections, which are set to take place on Sept 25.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on August 27, 2020, with the headline Gojek GM Lien unveils 9-man team to vie for SA leadership; vows to 'restore cohesion'. Subscribe