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SINGAPORE: S$2.6 million out of over S$6 million set aside for the 2010 Youth Olympic Games has already been disbursed to prepare Singapore athletes. The remaining amount will be given out over the next few months.
The 26 National Sports Associations (NSAs) whose sports will be competing in the Games were also given more details about the qualification criteria.
Singapore can send up to 130 athletes – both individual and teams – for the Games, but not all sports will have automatic qualifications.
NSAs have until mid-March next year to submit nominations, while the deadline for the entry by names is July 15.
As the Games draw nearer, funding will be critical for the NSAs. To date, 25 of the sports got their first batch of funding.
The second tranche will be given out over the next few weeks, with the remainder to be allocated closer to the Games.
"So far we are seeing many of the NSAs already developing a system or training programme for the different youth athletes," said Teo Ser Luck, Senior Parliamentary Secretary of MCYS. "Of course there will be some that will need to do a bit of a catch up.
"About 18 of the NSAs have their selection policies endorsed and accepted and we are quite glad that they were open about it and they are ready to take in the athletes through the selection process."
- CNA/yb
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