Jumper not allowed to defer NS, will miss 2 key junior meets
NATIONAL long jumper Matthew Goh's dreams of winning a medal at the World and Asian junior athletics championships in July have been dashed.
This, after the Ministry of Defence rejected his appeal to postpone the start of his national service stint by three months. Mindef conveyed its decision to Matthew on Tuesday.
Said the 18-year-old, who will have to enlist next Wednesday as scheduled: 'It's very disappointing, especially as my father tried everything... We fought hard, but in the end that wasn't enough.'
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