Debated in Parliament on 16 Oct 2012.
Asst Prof Tan Kheng Boon Eugene asked the Acting Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports what is the number of participants, cost of hosting and his overall assessment of the inaugural Singapore National Games.
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More than 100,000 people took part in the inaugural Singapore National Games (SNG) this year. These included more than 11,000 athletes, 600 officials and 5,000 volunteers. The rest were spectators and supporters.
We spent an estimated $5.2 million to organise the SNG. On top of that, the private sector also stepped up to sponsor over $1 million.
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The inaugural SNG has made an encouraging start as we have achieved many of the objectives of the Games. We will continue to refine the format to better achieve our goals to strengthen sporting culture and connect Singaporeans through sports.
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