2589 Days Apart: The act of running

Singaporean sprinter Timothee Yap with actress Felicia Chin. Photo: dimsum

Singaporean sprinter Timothee Yap, who competed at last year’s Rio Olympics 100m event, is making his acting debut with web series 2589 Days Apart.

The athlete plays an 18-year-old student with a gift for running. “I think I was chosen because (the drama) centres around track and field,” he tells Today. On top of his commitments as an athlete and actor, Yap is currently reading law at the National University Of Singapore.