Youth Olympic 2010 singapore?
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Singapore should bid for 2010 Youth Olympics, say industry players
SINGAPORE: Singapore should bid for the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in 2010, as this would give the Republic a better chance in 2014, should the first bid be unsuccessful, say industry players and experts.
The event would also give young athletes a boost to excel in their sports and perform well at international level, say sports officials.
The 2005 International Olympic Committee (IOC) session here was the closest Singapore came to staging an Olympic event. But the experience gained and the impression left on delegates would help Singapore in securing the next big event.
The Youth Olympic Games is a new event mooted by the IOC to get the world's youth to be more active.
And while Singapore authorities are still reviewing the possibility of hosting it, some industry players think Singapore should grab the chance.
Low Teo Ping, President of Singapore Sailing, believes putting in the bid by year-end to host the Youth Olympic Games in 2010 “would give us an opportunity to state our interest to the IOC”. ADVERTISEMENT
“And if we don't get it this time, probably we stand a better chance in 2014 when we will again be going in, versus not doing anything about it now and then later on having to come in from the cold to bid for it," he says.
Low feels the event would also help National Sports Associations ramp up their youth development programmes, which would be a good investment for the future.
In fact, youth development has helped promote sailing - the sport he helms. And young sailors are doing well on the international stage.
Other sports can also benefit from the Youth Olympics.
"The Youth Olympic Games is a balance between high performance sports as well as Olympic education, so I think the education element of it is equally important. And I think at youth level… we have very talented athletes in a number of Olympic sports,” said Ng Ser Miang, executive board member of the IOC.
Ng, who was instrumental in bringing the IOC session here, says he will strongly support Singapore's bid.
He says the bidding process for the Youth Olympics would be shorter than that for the regular Olympics.
A decision on the host city for the 2010 Youth Olympics would be out by February next year. – CNA/ac -
singapore.....
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Since we can't get the original version, we get the sub version one lor.
But could be kind of exciting if we can get it..