The next lap.

• Main Authors: Lee, Jamie Wan Ling., Li, Say Heng., Ong, Daniel Kian Hong., Tan, Amelia Pei Qi.
• Other Authors: Afred, Hedwig
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Journalism::Reporting on sports
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/14857
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The “Next Lap” is a comprehensive 16-page tabloid comprising four sections that examines the efforts in developing young sportsmen here. It is a timely report with Singapore hosting the inaugural 2010 Youth Olympic Games for athletes aged between 14 and 18 and as the government turns to sports to build a diversified economy and inculcate patriotism. Through interviews with more than 60 people, we track the Singapore Sports School's challenges in the four years since it was established; the ties between the national sports associations and schools; and ask Singaporeans what it would take for them to embrace sports. We conclude that while Singapore is still not completely committed to producing champions, there has already been a shift in mindset.