Sporting Life

Sport shines when parents see value in their kids' adventure

Singapore does not culturally lean towards sport and instead insists that homework precedes all hand-eye high jinks. PHOTO: ST FILE
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SINGAPORE - Of all the words the parent of the Singapore athlete uses, two of them linger longest.

"It's lonely."

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