The Dark Shadow Shrine

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Monday, April 16, 2012

Sports for Community Bonding in Singapore


Title of Article on left: 1,500 take part in Commuinity Games (Straits Times 16 Apr 2012)

For those who did the Sports Compre and where we had some discussion on sports essay questions, recall that sports is not only for medals and awards (i.e. not just about winning), but also used by the govt for community bonding (i.e. promote social cohesion). Here is a classic example via the Community Games, where the criteria spelt out for the formation of participating groups reveal its true intention.

Qns: Does sport merit the vast sums of money that are spent on it? (2010)