IT WAS with great interest that I read the article '1.1 billion people, only 1 gold' (Aug 13). I have to say it offered some refreshingly different perspectives on sports and the Olympics.

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Extending these views beyond "subtle China bashing", since so many things are not important perhaps nations should not even have armies and people should not even be bothered to vote.
India should not have any conflict with her neighbours and should let terrorists go free.
All these costs could also be channeled to give better food to the hungry and so forth .......... but hang on aren't these also building up non-eternal assets?

Nothing to hype so bo bian must play low key lor... keep reminding others you bo liao meh?

India very smart okay, so many people nothing to eat, where got time and money to participate in games some more leh?

Achar, achar,achar............!

yan de pu nen na? What to participate in the olympics when the govt has no money to pay for their gold medalist! tangachi yanake asai.

Mr. Ong, I think you loved Singapore for 48 years.

No lah. India doesn't care about the Olympics because all those who can swim, run, jump and kick a ball are in Europe and America.

Except for cricket. After all this years, they still love hitting a ball on the ground with a square bat.

The only thing I love from India is Engelbert Humperdinck. He croons my favourite song"The Last Waltz."

Mr Ong,

I believe everyone should explore one's potential and try your best to be the best in the field. Thats what Olympics for, it provide a venue for these hardworking, determined, disciplined & never-giveup sportsmen/women to compete and accomplish their live time goal. What is the point of being Mr Average, with no aspiration and motivation to push yourself further than you can?

As for india, I think their inabilities to win more medals than they could are not by choice, is more like they can't. Even with shear size of their population, their sport facilities & government funding (beside cricket) are far lacking as compare to other countries. If indian really dont worship sports glory, the country won't erupts in joy when their shooter won gold & boxer qualified for semi.

Why is such an article ever published? It has only defence and praise for India. Why does the ST Forum see it fit for Singaporean? That is one thing obvious about the ST, and that is, it is ever ready to stand up for India and Indians. Even more so than for Singapore and Singaporeans. The writer having a non-Indian name does not make it less biased.