While medals naturally make the headlines, a lot of background work goes on to build an ecosystem that breeds that success. The Singapore Sports Council (SSC) is the lead statutory board under the Ministry of Community Developement, Youth and Sports (MCYS) that is focused on building this ecosystem. However, in Singapore's context, the role of the Ministry of Education (MOE) is also crucial. ...

The Singapore Sports Council (SSC) recently announced a target of six medals at the 2016 Olympic Games. The target for the 2012 London Games is two. ...

A biennial Singapore Games is slated to take off in 2012 to maintain the momentum generated by the Youth Olympic Games. "Through the Biennial Singapore Games, we can create a platform that can bring sporting talents and community sports participation from across Singapore together," said MP Zaqy Mohamad. ...

The Youth Olympic Games budget got an airing when members of parliament questioned Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, the minister in charge of the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS). ...

Budget carrier AirAsia announced their title sponsorship of the second season of the ASEAN Basketball League which will tip off on October 2nd and run until February 2011. ...

Spectrum Worldwide announced today that OCBC Bank will return as title sponsor for the 2011 and 2012 editions of OCBC Cycle Singapore. Over 9,100 riders participated in the 2010 event and organisers hope to build on this success and attract more entries over the next two years. ...

The Lion City will host its first ever inter-city rivalry race in October with the launch of the Nike City 10K Singapore, a unique celebration of sport that connects and inspires young runners here to lace up against runners in neighbouring city Kuala Lumpur for a good cause. ...