Tag: yog
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Thank you, Lion Cubs
I must have been one of the biggest skeptics of the inaugural Games, but over the last 12 days, I’ve been treated to some of the best things it has brought to our shores. I’m just hoping we’ll forget trying to show the world how we can do this and do that – it may…
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Very full now, just ate my words
I watched snippets of the YOG opening ceremony, and spent another hour on the Youth Olympic News Channel on Starhub TV watching interviews and re-runs and wondered why they didn’t have that on earlier. I learned many things about the Games and the athletes participating which should have been in the local media but wasn’t.…
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Support YOG, wear this t-shirt
Tired of people saying you should be interested in the inaugural Youth Olympic Games? Then wear this t-shirt and support our organisers! Buy this and other apparel and accessories at my cafepress shop made specially for the occasion. Proceeds will be donated to a charity which I haven’t decided on. What are you waiting for?…
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Is the YOG really a shambles?
For a world’s first ever event, the PR efforts are really really poor. I had to ask around several times where the opening ceremony was (because I have a nephew visiting from Canada, and he’s really into his sport), and no-one knew. Some said the Padang, some said the National Stadium Oh Wait They Took…
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No torch, no medals, no records, no nothing…
Image from mooncostumes.com The torch relay bypassed Singapore probably because protests are only to be held indoors, with a licence, in designated areas. I dunno. Then there’s news that the Youth Olympics might be a Games without medals or records. That is the sucks! Might as well not have athletes. I mean, they even give…