SINGAPORE - Continuity can give TeamSGP Athletics the edge in the upcoming Singapore Athletics elections, said veteran official Edmond Pereira, who is leading its slate of nine.
Team Ground Up is led by Lien Choong Luen, general manager of ride-hailing firm Gojek, and features no members of the current committee, although two of its candidates, Joe Yap and Gary Yeo, had served previously. "Of course it is all new… so that means we have to start all over again, but in another 10 years, we will be grooming up slowly.His teammate Desmond Lee, chairman of Singapore Premier League football club Tampines Rovers, added:"We see ourselves as people who are continuing to build the path.
But Ang, a former national swimmer, took pains to point out the current management committee's achievements, highlighting that it managed to secure funding from national sports agency Sport Singapore for its multi-year sports plan, up until 2024. The association has also fostered better relationships with the ground through regular dialogue with athletes, coaches and parents, he added.
The 44-year-old, who was involved in several high-profile disputes with SA while he was an athlete, said:"We have many people from different fields, and we have athletes who have been through the system… so I think it's the balance and diversity in this team that makes us different.
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