List of Foreign Sports Talent Scheme athletes
The Foreign Sports Talent Scheme is used by sports officials and organizations in Singapore to scout and facilitate the migration of non-Singaporeans deemed to possess sports talent to play in Singapore colours in sporting events. Introduced in 1993[1] by the Singapore Table Tennis Association,[2] it also aimed to boost local sporting standards by importing sporting expertise.
In March 2008, it was announced in the Parliament of Singapore that 54 athletes had benefited from the programme and received Singapore citizenship, of which 37 were still in active training.
Athletics
Billards
Badminton
- Danny Bawa Chrisnanta
- Dellis Yuliana
- Gu Juan
- Huang Chao[4]
- Hendra Wijaya
- Hendri Saputra
- Jiang Yanmei
- Li Yujia
- Liu Fan
- Robin Gonansa
- Ronald Susilo
- Shinta Mulia Sari
- Chayut Triyachart (retired due to injury)
- Febriyan Irvannaldy (returned to native country)
- Fu Mingtian (retired, became badminton coach and returned to native country)
- Huang Chao (retired due to injury)
- Li Li (quit national team and returned to native country)
- Xiao Luxi (returned to native country)
- Xing Aiying (retired due to injury)
- Yao Lei (quit national team and returned to native country)
- Zhang Beiwen (quit national team)
- Zhou Lei
Basketball
- Li Ling (in national netball team)
- Zhao Jing
- Li Lin (left Singapore)
- Yao Xiuxiu (in Singapore)
- Zhang Shu (left Singapore)
Chess
Football
Water polo
- Luo Nan
Table tennis
- Chen Feng (retired)
- Feng Tianwei
- Gao Ning
- Lin Ye (table tennis)
- Li Hu (sacked)
- Yang Zi (retired)
- Yu Mengyu
- Zhou Yihan
- Cai Xiaoli (retired)
- Duan Yongjun (retired)
- Jing Junhong (retired – moved to Singapore prior to introduction of FST, but citizenship was fast-tracked)
- Li Jiawei (retired, returned to Beijing)
- Ma Liang (retired, stayed in Singapore as coach)
- Sun Beibei (retired, stayed in Singapore as coach)
- Wang Yuegu (retired, stayed in Singapore as coach)
- Yan Xu (returned to native country)
- Yang Zi (retired)
- Zeng Jian
- Zhan Jian (retired)
- Zhang Taiyong (retired)
- Zhang Xueling (returned to native country)[6]
References
- Leonard Lim (9 March 2008), "Is the foreign talent scheme working?", The Straits Times, archived from the original on 14 September 2008, retrieved 5 June 2012
- Peh Shing Huei (19 August 2008), "The man behind the medal", The Sunday Times, archived from the original on 22 August 2008.
- "Imports 'failed', but locals will take up baton: Athletics chief". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 3 September 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
- "Huang quits s'pore team". Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- "Two China-born athletes shown the door". Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- Tan Hui Yee (26 August 2008), "The priceless power of the dream", The Straits Times, p. A26.
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