Gene has a BMX page aptly named Genes BMX. In it he puts snippets of BMX from all over the world. Over the years, I have found him to be a steadfast guy and always in the forefront with news. Someone wrote to him and asked him this question:
I am looking for information on the 2010 Summer Youth Olympic Games BMX? Anyone know anything? I want to get ready for this event. Please help?
Look at that. Someone is asking for help but I cannot blame this poor guy. The Singapore National Olympic Council has a website that does not even begin to explain about BMX. Even if they could find it on that webpage (which I doubt they can) there is not much done about it here in Singapore, as I can attest to. People in the media have almost a ZERO concept about what BMX is. To them, it is all about riders doing stunts on kids bikes. I have had to correct them more than a few times. Plus, our Singapore Sports Council folks, when they ask me about BMX, I tell them that I can do a demo and when I tell them what I need, they say there is no space. Well, how do I get the mesage across then?
Our track, or lack of it, is in a bad state of disrepair. I have asked them many a time if I can help to get it repaired. I have been asking that question since 2003. Now, a few bunch of our local youth are helping to fix it up. And I have lots of sports management people who all of a sudden think they are BMX experts. These monkeys have NOT even been around when I was conducting races back in the day so how would they no anything? These guys are as useful as (fill in your own cliche here)
I await, as do others, for SSC and SNOC to get tjeir respective houses in order BMX-wise, but I can tell you this. I am not holding my breath.
I am looking for information on the 2010 Summer Youth Olympic Games BMX? Anyone know anything? I want to get ready for this event. Please help?
Look at that. Someone is asking for help but I cannot blame this poor guy. The Singapore National Olympic Council has a website that does not even begin to explain about BMX. Even if they could find it on that webpage (which I doubt they can) there is not much done about it here in Singapore, as I can attest to. People in the media have almost a ZERO concept about what BMX is. To them, it is all about riders doing stunts on kids bikes. I have had to correct them more than a few times. Plus, our Singapore Sports Council folks, when they ask me about BMX, I tell them that I can do a demo and when I tell them what I need, they say there is no space. Well, how do I get the mesage across then?
Our track, or lack of it, is in a bad state of disrepair. I have asked them many a time if I can help to get it repaired. I have been asking that question since 2003. Now, a few bunch of our local youth are helping to fix it up. And I have lots of sports management people who all of a sudden think they are BMX experts. These monkeys have NOT even been around when I was conducting races back in the day so how would they no anything? These guys are as useful as (fill in your own cliche here)
I await, as do others, for SSC and SNOC to get tjeir respective houses in order BMX-wise, but I can tell you this. I am not holding my breath.
1 comment:
This is sad! I just got to Singapre to work and I`m a former pro BMX racer. I`d love to see a BMX scene happening in Singapore specially now that the Youth Games are comming!
I`m here to help in whatever I can.
Luis Cury
luisbmx@hotmail.comoffeur
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