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SINGAPORE: The decision to put the Youth Olympic Village at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) instead of the National University of Singapore's University Town has minimal impact on the overall preparations for the games.
In his written answer to a parliamentary question filed by MP for Marine Parade GRC Seah Kian Peng, Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports Vivian Balakrishan said the planning and preparations for the inaugural 2010 Youth Olympics Games (YOG) are on track.
He said that on August 2, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) accepted Singapore's proposal to put the village at NTU.
With selective upgrading of the existing facilities in NTU, the Youth Olympic Village would be able to meet the needs of the visiting athletes, including the use of sporting facilities both on campus and in the near vicinity for training.
Travel time to most competition venues would still be within 30 minutes.
All in all, Dr Balakrishnan said the Youth Olympic Village at NTU would give a memorable and enjoyable experience to the athletes.
On staffing, he said the Singapore YOG Organising Committee has filled 11 of its 13 senior executive positions and the remaining positions should be filled soon.
He added that several senior staff from the Singapore Youth Games Organising Committee (SYOGOC) have also observed first-hand the management of the recently-concluded Beijing Olympic Games.
He said the Beijing experience would be invaluable to achieve the next critical milestone by end September, the completion of the foundation plan, where all the key planning parameters for organising the YOG would be confirmed in consultation with the International Olympic Committee. - CNA/vm
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