They said we couldn't do it and wrote us off even before we tried. Well, we have done it, the perceived as impossible, that is, hosting the Youth Olympic Games in our very own Lion City.
This is the time to see if we can host a high profile international competition. Much fanfare has been created, with the most recent being the arrival of the youth olympics flame, direct from Greece. However, many Singaporeans still do not show much enthusiasm about the fact that we are going to play host to many of the best young athletes in the whole world. The situation has not been helped by the fact that the promotional video for the YOG is rather disliked by the majority of the Singapore public, who have criticised it as cheesy.
This attitude shown is sad, as the YOG is a once-in-the-lifetime opportunity for most of us, and we are able to watch it right in our own backyard. Furthermore, being the very first YOG in history, it at least deserves some cheer and enthusiasm, no?
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