BANGKOK - Top distance runner Soh Rui Yong’s bid for a 10,000m medal at the Thailand SEA Games has hit a major snag, as the 34-year-old Singaporean could miss the Dec 9-20 event due to a health-related twist.

On Dec 4, Soh went for a routine pre-Games medical screening at Changi General Hospital (CGH), where he was informed that he might not be cleared to compete.