Upon Singapore's full independence from Malaysia in 1965, the country continued to participate in all subsequent editions of the Summer Games except in 1980 when the country participated in a large Olympic boycott.
Berthier's fellow fencer Kiria qualified for the Tokyo Olympics by winning the women's epee event at the Asia-Oceania Olympic qualification tournament in Tashkent earlier this year.
He will also have an orchid named after him at the Singapore Botanic Gardens, and a tree dedicated to him at Gardens By The Bay.
Live Stream Olympics from Singapore Olympics Start Date, Location The Olympic games will start on July 23 and end on August 8.
The 2018 Asian Games bronze medalist and sailor won seven out of 12 races to come out tops in her medal race.
To do this, she went on unpaid leave from the start of 2019 in order to train in Hong Kong, China, Greece, Canada and Australia.