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Beijing Olympic is just around the corner and everyone's attention is going to fix on the Games.
A portion of Singapore Olympic team just set of this morning, setting off on the journey for Singapore first Olympic medal in 48years.
Now let us discuss something. What make a Singaporean? What make a Singaporean althetes?
Many of the athletes are foreign-born, especially from China. Just take a peep at the Ping Pong team, Badminton team, swimming sensation Tao Li and so on. Many of them grew up and trained in their native countries before being courted over to represent Singapore instead.
My question is: Will you truly support them when they don the Singapore attire and compete for the 'glory of Singapore'? Are they born in Singapore? Are they trained in Singapore? Do they grow up in Singapore? Do you truly consider them as Singapore althetes?
One of my Malaysian friend did comment before: Even if Malaysian Ping Pong team lost, at least he wont be too disappointed. He know Malaysian players are truly Malaysians. Born in Malaysia, grew up in Malaysia and trained in Malaysia. Just like other normal Malaysians. Unlike Singapore foreign legion of players.
So what is your view on above mentioned issue? Do you consider them as true Singapore althetes?
Edited by Spartans 02 Aug `08, 9:11PM
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Originally posted by redDUST:
yup, but i hope that (red blooded singaporean) shooter will do well. hopefully snatch a medal. if he can do so close to national day, sure come back hero, parade along orchard road, etc.
And the sailing team too. Red blooded Singaporean althetes. Jia you my fellow countrymen!
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Originally posted by Chris88110:
THE ENTIRE SINGAPORE SAILING TEAM ARE BORN, BRED, TRAINED IN SINGAPORE. Oh and they seem to be the ones bringing back the most medals. Makes me proud to say i sail in Singapore
actually, only partially true. many are actually based overseas for training and competitions.
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Originally posted by cuddles:
I don't support sg sport teams. as mentioned by you guys, knowing they are not locals at all just make it so pathetic.
is it true glory even if our teams win? I think we're lying to ourselves. it's not making us look good. it just make us more like fools.
We are spending an considerable amount of money of these sport FTs. I prefer we trained our local althetes instead of going for these fast-tracked 'glories'.
Even our local guys din manage to win anything, I will still feel proud for them. If the FTs do manage to win any medal for Singapore, to be frank, I will feel nonchalant instead.
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The thing is with these FT, they have to perform and win.There are no 2 ways about it. I really don't give a damn if they say they tried their best or whatever or even wayang and break down in front of the TV or whatever. The fact that we gave them citizenship and paid them $ = they must perform and win. If not, they should have their citizenship revoked.
Look at Ronald Susilo? What the hell has he won? He can go balik kampung lah. I'd rather take my chances on Kendrick Lee.
Good is not good enough, they must be the best. If not, I'd rather see a Singaporean do his/her best at any sporting event even if he/she fails to win anything or even come close than some FT come agonisingly close.
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if your national sports policy is to buy success, then little can be done.
the policy makers needs to fundamentally change its sports management policy to breed local success.
the sports school is the right direction but if they find their doors shut becos of these foreigners coming in, then it will remain a problem.
take soccer for e.g., i am not sure how the local players feel when these FSTs are paid and better taken care of than our very own.
recipe for disaster in the long term.
and for ping pong, singapore will continue to hire foreigners to fill in the gaps when the likes of lichiawei return to beijing for good after she made enuf money or she is no longer of good use to singapore.
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Originally posted by redDUST:
if your national sports policy is to buy success, then little can be done.
the policy makers needs to fundamentally change its sports management policy to breed local success.
the sports school is the right direction but if they find their doors shut becos of these foreigners coming in, then it will remain a problem.
take soccer for e.g., i am not sure how the local players feel when these FSTs are paid and better taken care of than our very own.
recipe for disaster in the long term.
and for ping pong, singapore will continue to hire foreigners to fill in the gaps when the likes of lichiawei return to beijing for good after she made enuf money or she is no longer of good use to singapore.
Yah especially in soccer. I really don't understand why they wanna give citizenship to old fogeys like Duric and Wilkinson. How much longer can these LKKs play? How much more use are they of to the national team? Soon, I believe they'll be like Goncalves, who has sinced F-ed off and Gabrovac, F-ing off soon.
Then there's that bum Precious Emuerajeye (or something like that, dunno how to spell). Other than being physically big in size, he's slow and clumsy and looks like he'll potentially lose the ball every time he runs with it. Personally, I think Baihakki is technically 10 times the player this clumsy fool can ever hope to be if he can cut out his schoolboy errors that he commits there and then.
Shi Jiayi? Not much for me to complain but seriously nothing great about him either. Surely with some time, effort, and money put into our academy, we can groom someone of his calibre right? Might as well spend this money on a player who is Singaporean.
And, don't even get me started on Itimi Dickson and Agu Casmir...
Only Mustafic and Bennett seem to add value to the Singaporean team. But honestly, between putting Bennett or Alam Shah back in the team when he returns, I'd choose Alam Shah. Coz after all, it is goals that win matches...
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Originally posted by Spartans:
We are spending an considerable amount of money of these sport FTs. I prefer we trained our local althetes instead of going for these fast-tracked 'glories'.
Even our local guys din manage to win anything, I will still feel proud for them. If the FTs do manage to win any medal for Singapore, to be frank, I will feel nonchalant instead.
I also agree with you.. I think trying too hard to be the best is not the way. I think local athletes or potential ones also half heart to pursue this dream. Ultimately singaporeans will not commit their life on sports because there was no environment to nuture them.
I believe most pple also will feel proud for our teams if they all are our own singaporeans.
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daily result here
http://www.teamsingapore.com.sg/publish/teamsingapore/en/games/Olympics/Beijing2008/beijing_2008/schedule.detail.html?dateFilter=09-08-2008
Tao Li is the 4th qualifier for women's 100 butterfly
semi--final.She is no.1 in the heat.Total 16 qualifiers.
CHEERS!!
www.teamsingapore.com.sg
http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/18720.asp?q=Olympics,%20Swimming:%20Jessicah%20Schipper%20Paces%20100%20Fly%20Qualifying
http://www.olympic.org/uk/news/sports_news/full_story_uk.asp?id=139242
http://www.olympic.org/uk/news/sports_news/index_uk.asp
Women
100m butterfly (16 best times qualify for next round)
Heat 4
1. Li Tao (SIN) 57.77 Q
2. Ilaria Bianchi (ITA) 58.12 Q
3. Otylia Jedrzejczak (POL) 58.53
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Originally posted by 798:
lemme ask u all a question.
wat bout those locals who r born in sg BUT spending her time at oversea to study n train? she does not even have the root here as she does not know wat is our culture anyway.
if someone who win the olympic gold for us, i hope he/she will be one who is
土生 n 土长 in sg
USA gets a pool of 300 million still need FT in Sports.
Some 40 FT in USA team.
How can SG afford ALL born--in --Singapore only team?
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