Athletic
Singapore Athletic Association's (SAA) President, Loh Lin Kok, brought in shot put specialists Du Xianhui, Zhang Guirong and Dong Enxin from China under the Foreign Sports Talent Scheme in 1998. Dong became a Singapore citizen in May 2001 while Du and Zhang became Singapore citizen in October 2003.
Another shot putter, Luan Wei, and hammer thrower, E Xiaoxu, were brought to Singapore in 1999.
Du and Zhang went back to China after training and salary disagreements ; Luan and E Xiaoxu were involved in court cases with the SAA over unfair dismissal; while Dong had disappointed in performance
Loh admitted in an interview that the scheme had failed miserably for the SAA but will not abandon the scheme.
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