I usually hate Mondays because it marks the start of another long week at work. I’m sure many of you know the feeling.
But today, I went into the office with a grin and a heart quietly beating with pride, all thanks to The Straits Times and TODAY, or rather, all thanks to the reports that they carried of our athletes [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Badminton’
June 27, 2008
Low Teo Ping - the last action hero of Singapore Sports
The reports:
In ”Double Joy for Liu, Cheng”( TODAY, 26 June 2008 ), it was reported that sailors Justin Liu and Sherman Cheng were still unlikely to get the nod for the Beijing Olympics despite finishing second in the 29er class at the prestigious Keil Regatta in Germany.
In “Sailing gets YOG Boost” (The Straits Times, 25 June 2008 ), it was [...]
June 23, 2008
Wanted: a 20 percent cap on FSTs and a reality check for some NSAs
The report:
In his letter to The Sunday Times (‘Have a 20 percent cap on Foreign Sports Talents’, 22 June 2008 ), Calvin Ng argued for a 20 percent cap on the number of foreign sports talents (FSTs) for every national team. The current state of Singapore sport, which has resulted in the women’s national table [...]
