National service duties remain the priority but support provided for 'exceptional sporting talents': MCCY

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HANOI - While national service (NS) duties remain the priority for enlisted national athletes, the Ministry for Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY) reiterated on Monday (May 23) that it works with Mindef and national agency Sport Singapore on an ongoing basis to provide support for these athletes. At the ongoing SEA Games in Hanoi, swimmer Joseph Schooling had called for...

HANOI - While national service duties remain the priority for enlisted national athletes, the Ministry for Culture, Community and Youth reiterated on Monday that it works with Mindef and national agency Sport Singapore on an ongoing basis to provide support for these athletes.

Schooling, 26, enlisted in January. He was granted long-term deferment to compete in the 2016 Rio Olympics and last year's Tokyo Games.His fellow national swimmer Quah Zheng Wen, 25, was also granted long-term deferment and enlisted last October. The spokesman also pointed out how multi-year deferments have been granted to "exceptional sporting talents" to give them the opportunity to train and compete for high level competitions like the Olympics.

 

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