Singapore Olympic champ Schooling suspended after marijuana use

Schooling became a national hero after he beat American Michael Phelps in the 100-metre butterfly at the 2016 Olympics. - ST file

SINGAPORE (Bloomberg): Singapore’s first Olympic champion, swimmer Joseph Schooling, confessed to using marijuana overseas and could miss key upcoming competitions after being punished by the country’s defenCe ministry.

Schooling -- a national hero after he beat American Michael Phelps in the 100-metre butterfly at the 2016 Olympics -- said in an Instagram post that he gave in to a "moment of weakness after going through a very tough period of my life” earlier this year.