"I wouldn’t say we are disappointed, I think we are quite happy with the ticket sales so far but I also hope more Singaporeans will also support the games and Team Singapore."
But when Singaporeans decided to be supportive, all tickets to the half-empty venues are sold out.
'Toughest fight of my life'
Daryl is Singapore's bronze-medal hero
Source: Todayonline.com
SINGAPORE - Daryl Tan thrilled a nation when he secured Singapore's first medal yesterday in the inaugural Youth Olympic Games.
The taekwondo exponent reached the semi-finals of the 55kg division and was guaranteed a medal, with no play-off for third place.
His bout in the last four against Iran's world junior champion Kaveh Rezaei was watched by many VIPs, among them Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean and Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports Vivian Balakrishnan.
But not his mum and dad, Amy Yeoh and Raymond Tan, who were unable to get tickets.
It was a shame, especially when Hall 401 at the International Convention Centre at Suntec City, which holds a capacity of 840, was half-empty when Daryl took on the Iranian star. According to a source close to the event, many of the empty seats were tickets that were allocated to schools.
The schoolchildren missed out on a special occasion for Singapore.
If this is not a number game, I don't know what is.
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