He is married to Belinda with whom he has a two-month-old daughter, Emma.

Soh Rui Yong (born 6 August 1991) is a Singaporean national long-distance runner, and holder of four national records: 5,000m, 10,000m, half marathon and marathon.In 2017, Soh became the first Singaporean male marathoner to win back-to-back SEA Games titles when he won gold again at the Southeast Asian Games. Justice Thean upheld the district judge's ruling, including the findings that Liew did slow down during the race.

Instead of merely placing his eyes on the prize, Dr Liew chose to slow down instead to let the rest catch up out of fair play before resuming his marathon pace. If I'm not at the gym, I'm probably lying down somewhere because ironically, I am always tired.

Senior Guru Reputation: 33 Posts: 3,445 Threads: 2,348 Likes Received: 436 in 386 posts Likes Given: 63 #1. In the first few days of the trial, Liew. "Soh's evidence that Liew did not slow down or that Liew's act of fair play was untrue lacks credibility and is not inconsistent with Liew's account of his act . Had Ashley indeed dramatically slowed down "to a crawl", it would have been obvious and we would all have caught him without 20-30 seconds. SNOC also claimed they found 4 other witnesses who saw Liew slow down to allow for the other runners to catch up. National marathoner Soh Rui Yong was found guilty of defaming fellow athlete Ashley Liew arising from comments that Soh had made about Liew's participation in the 2015 SEA Games men's marathon. His former teammate Ashley Liew filed a defamation lawsuit against Soh for saying his statements over an act of sportsmanship were 'false'.

Join the leader in online dating services and find a date today. After finishing 8th place in the race, Ashley claimed that he had slowed down for his competitors who had missed a turn in the route. . . Of this amount, S$60,000 is in aggravated damages. National marathoner Soh Rui Yong lost the defamation suit brought against him by fellow athlete Ashley Liew and will be required to pay a total of $180,000 in damages to Liew. What this case is about is Soh says that Liew did not slow down, and calls him a liar.

Liew, a 34-year-old chiropractor and Singapore athlete, had sued Soh, 30, over statements that the latter made which accused Liew of lying about slowing down during the 2015 SEA Games men's. Posted by. It was reported that Liew, who suddenly .

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Even whether Liew really did slow down or not doesn't matter.

Justice Thean upheld the district judge's ruling, including the finding that Liew did slow down during the race.

He has been enrolled in University College London's law school since 2021. SINGAPORE - The District Court has ordered the nation's top marathoner Soh Rui Yong to pay former teammate Ashley Liew $180,000 for defamation. According to Liew's version of events on 7 June 2015, he had slowed down after a u-turn at the 5.5km mark to wait for 11 other male participants, including Soh, who had mistakenly missed the turn..

Ashley also finished second in the 2012 Army Half Marathon earlier this year with a 1:15:20 timing. In November 2015, SNOC had nominated one of Singapore's representatives in the SEA Games 2015 marathon event, Mr Ashley Liew, for the Pierre de Coubertin World Fair Play Trophy for his act of sportsmanship in slowing down during the race to allow runners who had taken the wrong route (and therefore lost their lead to Mr Liew) to catch up with .

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Justice Thean upheld the district judge's ruling, including the findings that Liew did slow down during the race. - Ashley Liew When SMU alumnus Ashley Liew slowed down in the SEA Games marathon in 2015 to allow his fellow competitors to catch up after mistakenly taken a wrong route, he did not expect that his little act would have been internationally recognised and rewarded.

. "Soh's evidence that Liew did not slow down or that Liew's act of fair play was untrue lacks credibility and is not inconsistent with Liew's account of his act . National marathoner Soh Rui Yong had defamed competitor Ashley Liew with an intention of gaining more followers online, Liew's lawyer has claimed. In the final half-day hearing over Zoom on Monday, 28 March 2022, the High Court heard Soh Rui Yong's ("Soh's") appeal against the District Court's decision and upheld it, save for a minor point that Dr. Ashley Liew ("Ashley"), the Respondent to this appeal, did not contest - she set aside the District Court . Slow me down. Sep 9, 2020, 9:43 pm SGT SINGAPORE - Recreational runner Kelvin Ling, who was a spectator at East Coast Park during the 2015 SEA Games marathon final, said in court on Wednesday (Sept 9) that he.

However, she set aside the order for Soh to retract the defamatory statements and issue a public apology. .

Leading cosmetic surgeon, Dr Steven Liew from Sydney, shared the secrets to ageing perfectly. On Tuesday, Soh threw down the gauntlet in a Facebook post, challenging Liew to donate to sport that $180,000 he won in damages.

Source. 37 Current meta-analytical evidence reports no association with severity of intellectual disability.17, 27 However, severity is not consistently defined . Runner Soh Rui Yong fails in appeal against defamation suit loss to Ashley Liew; . The judge rejected this, noting issues like Mr Soh refusing to keep an open mind to the possibility that other witnesses may have seen Dr Liew slowing down, even if he did not .

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In terms of the Ashley Liew saga, Mr Soh argued that he had been "motivated by a strong sense of truth and integrity" rather than being illogical and unreasonable. Click to expand. According to Liew's version of events on 7 June 2015, he had slowed down after a u-turn at the 5.5km mark to wait for 11 other male participants, including Soh, who had mistakenly missed the turn.. But he showed an incredible level of sportsmanship by slowing down for rivals who took the wrong route during the race .

. The sum includes $120,000 in general damages and $60,000 in aggravated damages.

National marathoner Soh Rui Yong lost the defamation suit brought against him by fellow athlete Ashley Liew and will be required to pay a total of $180,000 in damages to Liew. Also racing in the same 10km category is Ashley Liew, who finished with a time of 37 mins 15 secs and 4th overall. Archived . August, a severely depressed writer isolates himself inside of his studio to look back at his life and try to understand his condition before killing himself. The sum includes $120,000 in general damages and $60,000 in aggravated damages. Special Award for Sportsmanship - Mr Ashley Liew () Mr Tan Chuan-Jin (left in red) and Mr Tang Weng Fei (right), President of Singapore Athletics, greeting Ashley (middle, in white) at the finishing line of the men's marathon at the 28th SEA Games. Ashley Liew is Rui Yong's former national teammate and a fellow competitor in the 2015 SEA Games Marathon.

In her verdict delivered yesterday, District Judge Lee Li Choon also granted Liew's request for an injunction . My interests include staying up late and taking naps. With Akanke Birmingham, Ashley Dalsania, Poppy Gillett, Kory Johnson. According to Liew's version of events on 7 June 2015, he had slowed down after a U-turn at the 5.5km mark to wait for 11 other participants, including Soh. Ashley Liew, who is trained by Coach Rameshon, is testament to this fact. Liew, a 34-year-old chiropractor and Singapore athlete, had sued Soh, 30, over statements that the latter made which accused Liew of lying about slowing down during the 2015 SEA Games men's .

Final Hours of a Suffering Artist: Directed by John Taylor Timmons. It was a decision that could have cost him a SEA Games medal, but Singapore marathon runner Ashley Liew has no regrets in slowing down to almost a crawl to allow his fellow competitors, who had mistakenly followed the wrong route, to recover. However, she set aside the order for Soh to retract the defamatory statements and issue a public apology. At long last, this marathon case has drawn to a close..

Liew, 33, took to the stand for 21/2 hours on the first day of his defamation suit against Soh, who is represented by Clarence Lun from Foxwood LLC.

This claim of sportsmanship had earned Ashley the prestigious Pierre de Coubertin World Fair Play medal and much praise for years to come.

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The omission came amidst a defamation lawsuit filed by fellow runner Ashley Liew over "false" statements over an act of sportsmanship back in 2015. . 2 years ago. In the lead up to this race, Ashley had taken part in the New Balance Real Run and the POSB Passion Run for Kids where he set a 10km PB of 34:09.

Soh has lost his appeal against the defamation lawsuit by his former teammate Ashley Liew.

Liew said he slowed down to give Soh a chance to catch up after the kumgong made a wrong turn at the 2015 marathon. National marathoner Soh Rui Yong was found guilty of defaming fellow athlete Ashley Liew arising from comments that Soh had made about Liew's participation in the 2015 SEA Games men's marathon. - - - - Marathon: Ashley Liew's commendable sportsmanship Singapore marathon runner Ashley Liew had no regrets in slowing down to an almost stop to allow his fellow competitors, who had followed . Ashley Tan Chief Risk Officer at Singlife Singapore. Mr Soh proceeded to come in first place with a timing of 2 hours, 34 minutes and 56 seconds, while Dr Liew clutched the eight .

and Ashley did not slow down to wait for us.

On Thursday (23 Sep), the District Court ordered that Soh pay Liew $180,000 for defamation. down with paywalls. .

Singapore athlete and chiropractor Ashley Liew had confided in a close friend with the intention of having his friend glorify his actions, argued fellow athlete Soh Rui Yong's lawyer Clarence Lun on the second day of the civil trial.

Without commenting on the case, I take particular issue against "Jed" Senthil Kumar for accusing the deceased marathoner Rafael Poliquit of the Philippines, of lying in the following media report where Rafael reaffirmed my account that Ashley Liew "did not slow down for his rivals after they took a wrong turn during the 2015 SEA Games men's . Runner Soh Rui Yong loses defamation suit, ordered to pay Ashley Liew S$180,000 Levin.