]> http://tomorrow.sg/tag/ Tomorrow - Bulletin of Singapore Bloggers tag: unicycling en info@tomorrow.sg http://tomorrow.sg/archives/2008/03/01/no_sports_please_were_singaporea.html <p><a href="http://www.thecollectiveus.com">theCollectiveUs</a> said:</p> <p><blockquote>Together with my friends, I have qualified for this international unicycling race in Nova Scotia, Canada. 2 weeks prior to the Youth Olympics announcement, I’ve applied for a grant...from the Singapore Sports Council. I was told that her department only dealt with extreme and adventure sports and “single-wheeled bicycling was more of a traditional sort of sport”.</blockquote></p> <p>Recommended by Anonymous Coward: "Despite all the attention to sports in recent weeks due to the Youth Olympics, there's still no change in the Singaporean mindset with regards to niche sports.</p> <p>This first-person account tells of the struggles an athlete in a less-established fields face with getting support from Government organizations"</p> <p><a href="http://www.thecollectiveus.com/home/">Link</a></p><p> </p> 2008-03-01T01:53:22+08:00