Strengthening sport culture: Improved spexScholarship for top athletes
Singapore is taking steps to forge sports excellence, with an improved scholarship that includes monthly CPF top-ups for elite national athletes. These spexScholars can also learn from one another, when new facilities are ready at the Kallang Alive sports precinct. Juliet Heng, Singapore fencer and spexScholar, and Lim Chea Rong, Head Coach at the Sports School's Shooting Academy discuss the new initiatives announced to support local athletes. They discuss how these steps taken will be beneficial for athletes and how they can help to nurture potential talent.
Singapore is taking steps to forge sports excellence, with an improved scholarship that includes monthly CPF top-ups for elite national athletes. These spexScholars can also learn from one another, when new facilities are ready at the Kallang Alive sports precinct. Juliet Heng, Singapore fencer and spexScholar, and Lim Chea Rong, Head Coach at the Sports School's Shooting Academy discuss the new initiatives announced to support local athletes. They discuss how these steps taken will be beneficial for athletes and how they can help to nurture potential talent.