Looking at Singapore's team performances, there are some hits and misses.
The swimming team did not perform as well as the last games. On the other hand, there are events where we clinched medals for the first time in many years.
One event that left a deep impression was rowing.
Not because we won the first ever individual gold medal at the SEA Games, but because the winner, Saiyidah Aisyah, has been funding her own training and competition expenses throughout the year. There is no funding from the government as it was cut to zero in the middle of the year.
Was the funding cut because there's no budget? Was the funding cut because there's no results (in terms of win) from this sport? Was the funding cut because the officials thought that funds could be put into other sports that have higher chances of winning medals in international competitions?
What can you learn from this?