Commentary: The FAS U-17 episode brings up an old debate about studies and sport in Singapore

Bogdan Hofbauer

Our student-athletes are capable of so much more, and it would be remiss of us to limit them from the get-go, says former sports journalist Chua Siang Yee. SINGAPORE: The decision to drop footballer Mika Baihakki from the national Under-17 team, after he opted out of an overseas training camp next month to prepare for examinations, has attracted plenty of discussion online. Adding intrigue to the situation is that Mika’s father, former national stalwart Baihakki Khaizan, is currently a full-

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