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A Job Well Done
27 Aug 2010
[Backstage] The tension in the air was palpable. The buzz around almost tangible. People bustled around putting the final touches on costumes and makeup. Performers stood in line waiting, their faces...
YOG through the eyes of a young writer
27 Aug 2010
[Backstage] As I write this final piece, the first Youth Olympic Games (YOG) would have already ended with spectacular fireworks and more. Before I knew it, the Games was over within 12 memorable...
Hugs Galore!
21 Aug 2010
[Backstage] We could all do with a hug now and then- 20-year-old Natasha Kwan and 19-year-old Tommy Siswanto however can get up to a hundred of them every day. They are among two of the men (and...
A day in the life of a horse groomer
16 Aug 2010
[Backstage] It is 6am on a quiet Sunday morning. But the comfortable bed is no place for hardworking horse grooms for the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games sport - equestrian.
Checking into the Youth Olympic Village
16 Aug 2010
[Backstage] Sprawling almost 55 hectares, the Youth Olympic Village (YOV) can be a daunting venue to navigate. Fortunately, there are Village guides like 19-year-old Sneha Oberai on hand to orientate...
Non-ticketed fun by the Bay
15 Aug 2010
[Backstage] You have heard about the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games opening ceremony on The Float @ Marina Bay, but ever wondered what it is like for the people without tickets?
Beauties and the Beast
14 Aug 2010
[Backstage] South Korean bands 4MINUTE and BEAST raised temperatures of fans during an exclusive hour-and-a-half concert at the Promontory@Marina Bay on 13 August. The two red-hot groups kicked off...
Eternal Flame
12 Aug 2010
[Backstage] At 82 years old, Ajit Singh is the oldest among 2,400 torch bearers in the Singapore leg of the relay and it is an honour that he has waited 54 years for.
Royston Tan’s Olympic Spirit
11 Aug 2010
[Backstage] It didn’t matter that Royston Tan had been advised by the doctors to go for an emergency operation for his tonsillitis- so determined was he to be part of the Youth Olympic Flame...
Celebrity (and Flame) Spotting at Marymount
08 Aug 2010
[Backstage] Day one of the Youth Olympic Flame (JYOF) torch relay in Singapore saw Mediacorp actress Joanne Peh and 98.7FM deejay Shan Wee carrying the torch through the heartland districts of...


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Athletes cover a distance of 420 metres during the Canoe Sprint event.