Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan today launched Cheer Singapore. It’s hoped this campaign will instill in Singaporeans a cheering culture that shows support for our local athletes at major international and regional games or competitions.
There will be 3 specific cheers. The first cheer, will be used by spectators during sports events to rally supporters together to get them to cheer during sports events and make their presence felt at the venues. The next two cheers will serve as victory and encouragement cheers. A sneak preview of one of the cheers was unveiled at the inaugural National Cheerleading Championships, held at the Singapore Expo today.
For years the only real cheer that remains fixed in the minds of many Singaporeans is the ‘Kallang Roar’. Even non-football enthusiasts knew when Singapore was playing a match against a Malaysian team during the Malaysia Cup when they passed the National Stadium.
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