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The Government will be doubling down on its efforts to provide holistic support for athletes and make sport a viable career, said Edwin Tong, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth on Monday (March 10). Speaking during the Ministry of Culture, CommunitySingapore Sports School, Singapore Sport Institute and National Youth Sports Institute to form a single entity
The Government will be doubling down on its efforts to provide holistic support for athletes and make sport a viable career, said Edwin Tong, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth on Monday (March 10). Speaking during the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth's (MCCY) Committee of Supply debate in Parliament, Tong announced plans to consolidate the Singapore Sport Institute (SSI), National Youth Sports Institute (NYSI), and Singapore Sports School (SSP) into a single entity with the goal of enhancing services to athletes. Consolidation of the three entities will take place in multiple steps, beginning with the SSI and NYSI merging from April 1 this year. The new sport institute will then merge with SSP at a later date, though details are not available yet. Tong also elaborated on plans to transform the Kallang precinct into an integrated national training centre and homebase for Team Singapore athletes. Read more