Final Singapore Medal Tally at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

i dun get it. why is everyone talking abt short cuts.. so is there proof that the association is inviting foreign talents to play for sg in order to WIN medals? maybe i'm just not catching the news. but did the association report that they are doing so? i mean we cant just jump into conclusion like we know better right?

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i dun get it. why is everyone talking abt short cuts.. so is there proof that the association is inviting foreign talents to play for sg in order to WIN medals? maybe i'm just not catching the news. but did the association report that they are doing so? i mean we cant just jump into conclusion like we know better right?

if that is not the reason, why then do NSAs import talents?

NSAs are under pressure by SSC to perform. only by peformance do they get higher amnts of seed money. bringing in foregn talents ups their results, which in turn ups their seed money

then if their money increase, then more of this money might be able to go into funding to train up local athletes right.

it may not be true but theres a high possibility.

aiya. think everything we must think positively. (if possible, maybe on both sides), if we are too focused on one side of the coin, its hard to gain insight on the whole issue. so chill...

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then if their money increase, then more of this money might be able to go into funding to train up local athletes right.

it may not be true but theres a high possibility.

aiya. think everything we must think positively. (if possible, maybe on both sides), if we are too focused on one side of the coin, its hard to gain insight on the whole issue. so chill...

table tennis and badminton get a lot of money. do u see them using the funding to train local athletes? no

the story goes like this:-

1) SSC sets target for NSAs, KPIs been achievements of major competition/games. Good performance = good career advancement and bonus for the officials.
2) Some NSAs go shopping for quality athletes overseas ("finished goods"?). Other stick to the orthodox mtds of improving KPIs - developing infrastructure, youth developement, liaison with schools, proactively scouting youth talents from schools within and developing their talents etc.
3) NSAs with foreign imports ->instant success -> get rewards -> get more imports to sustain achievements (but maintain a few locals to avert criticism) -> more seeds money -> spend more money to attract even higher quality end products -> less time and money for locally bred (who take time and efforts to nurture without guarantee of success)
4) Other NSAs - feel hard done by, may resort to imports
5) Public (facade) - feel proud of the achievements and reiterate that there is no difference between foreign and local talents - they are all singaporeans, they say. Politically correct, I say.
Public (at heart) - doesn't feel proud (how to feel proud??? almost whole team was imported - and they don't look or speak like our singaporeans, do they?). furthermore, pay lots of taxes.
(acid test - will you feel even more proud and touched if sharon tan had won the singles gold?)
6) some locally bred atheletes may feel disheartened - trained so hard + juggle studies + serve NS -> yet can't get into national team because of...

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