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The Foreign Sports Talent Scheme(FST), initially known as Project Rainbow,[1][2] was a scheme used by sports officials and organisations in Singapore to scout and facilitate the migration of non-Singaporeans deemed to possess sports talent to play in Singapore colours in sporting events. Introduced in 1993[3] by the Singapore Table Tennis Association,[4] it also aimed to boost local sporting standards by importing sporting expertise.
In March 2008, it was announced in the Parliament of Singapore that 54 athletes had benefited from the programme and received Singapore citizenship, of which 37 were still in active training.
As of November 2009, 4.6 per cent, or 39 athletes, of the total number of national athletes in Singapore are foreigners who are brought in through the scheme. The majority of the foreign sports talent are 19 for badminton and 11 for table tennis.[5]
^Leng, Ho Keat (2015). Emerging trends and innovation in sports marketing and management in Asia. Hershey, PA. p. 162. ISBN 978-1-4666-7528-5. OCLC 904281091.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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^"4.6% of national athletes are foreigners". AsiaOne. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
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