Round-the-clock work is underway to make sure the S$500 million (US$356 million) University Town at the former Warren Golf Course is completed in time for the Youth Olympic Games in August 2010. The University Town will be the Athletes Village for some 3,500 young athletes during the inaugural Games. But hardware aside, the National University of Singapore (NUS) is also planning an array of activities to...
Youth Olympics
Singapore erupted in celebration on Thursday after winning the right to host the inaugural Youth Olympics in 2010, with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong calling it a new era for Southeast Asian sport. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) awarded the Games to the city-state ahead of Moscow by a vote of 53 to 44. It will be the first time that Singapore is hosting a multi-disciplinary sporting event of...