Athletics fraternity hits back at SNOC sec-gen Mark Chay’s call for sport to ‘come to the party’ at SEA Games

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Singapore distance runner Soh Rui Yong noted that resources do not seem to be flowing into athletics, adding don’t expect to win many gold medals bringing knives to a gun fight.

PHOTO: SNOC/KONG CHONG YEW

Summary

• The athletics fraternity has fired back at a comment by SNOC secretary-general Mark Chay, who called on the sport to come to the party at the SEA Games.
• Singapore Athletics officials and distance runner Soh Rui Yong took to Facebook to respond to Chays comment, highlighting the challenges the sport faces.
• SA president Lien Choong Luen stressed the need for a longer term financing pipe-line “that gives athletes certainty that if they work hard, we will walk with them through multiple seasons, through thick and thin, the PBs (personal bests) and the setbacks”.

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SINGAPORE – The athletics fraternity has fired back at a comment by Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) secretary-general Mark Chay, who said

the sport has to “come to the party” at the SEA Games

Chay’s remark was made at the Team Singapore review on Dec 20, the last day of the Thailand SEA Games, with the former national swimmer calling on athletics to contribute more towards Singapore’s gold medal count.

Pointing to aquatics and athletics being two compulsory sports at the biennial meet, Chay