Plans in place for athletes post-sport

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This article is useful for addressing the point that athletes in the sporting fraternity have a short shelf-life, making it difficult for budding talents to go full time into sports....

Ms Fu gave the assurance that the Government has put in place plans to support athletes beyond their sporting careers, and corporates have also played their part, but more can be done.

She said: "The spexBusiness Network currently comprises 60 companies across more than 25 industries to provide a wide array of career opportunities to our Team Singapore athletes.

Ms Fu also urged national sports associations (NSAs) to follow the example of the Singapore Table Tennis Association "which has bursaries and arrangements with institutes of higher learning to support their athletes to transition to a post-sport career".

Qn: To what extent is sporting achievement given adequate recognition in your society? (Cam. 2018)