IOC hoping Youth Games can overcome cost, apathy
Associated Press, 13 August 2010 IOC president Jacques Rogge expects the Youth Olympics will overcome spiraling costs and the so-far subdued fan enthusiasm to evolve into one of the world's premier sporting events. The Youth Olympics, which open in Singapore on Saturday and run through Aug. 26, will feature about 3,600 competitors...
PM Lee: YOG has struck a “chord” with our people
While Singapore YOG volunteers are being fed "DOG" food for working long hours sometimes under the hot sun, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is basking in the full "glory" of the YOG. He was conferred the "Gold Olympic Order" by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) yesterday for his "outstanding merit in the cause of world...
Dr Vivian: YOG venues will not become “white elephants”
Beleaguered PAP Minister in charge of the YOG Dr Vivian Balakrishnan who has come under increasing fire from Singaporeans of late for bursting the YOG budget by an astonishing three times now tries to reassure Singaporeans that the YOG venues will not become "white elephants" after the PAP's mega "vanity fair" is over by the...
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