INTRODUCTION Singapore was a regional and international powerhouse in sports and most notably badminton in the 1950's and 1960's. The Thomas Cup and All-England winners were China-born and even Singapore's only gold medal in the Commonwealth Games and only silver medal in the Olympics were won by China-born sportsmen Chua Phung Kim and Tan Howe Liang respectively. Singapore's class of 60's sportsmen who enjoyed a great deal of sporting success was initially born in countries …showed first 75 words of 2288 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2288 total…the verdict that Singapore sport should not depend on foreign imports. FURTHER JUSTIFICATION FOR CONCLUSION It would definitely go down better in history if a local sports personality can emulate Dr. Benedict Tan's sailing win in the Asian Games; where Singapore savoured every moment. Popular reception of the first Olympic gold medal won by a foreigner in national colours will be less than euphoric and hence the vote too to veto foreigners from Team Singapore.