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足协支持本杰明缓役 泳将约瑟林劝“跟随梦想”

by Yee Loon
19/07/2018
in 体育, 新闻
Reading Time: 1 min read
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我国足球协会显然和国防部持有不同看法,足协强力支持本地足球小将班杰明申请延缓服役,强调17岁的本杰明有机会跻身英超联赛这个国际专业球坛,将能为本国和社区带来积极益处。

足协在誌期本月17日的文告表示,早前已对文化、社区和青年部表达支持本杰明的立场。“我们亦认同国民服役对国家的重要,国民有责任履行职责,我们也清楚对于体育选手的缓役只能成为特例,而不是常态。“

新加坡足协称,本杰明是值得国防部认真考虑的案例,也希望达到遵循国民义务的同时,也能提拔良才成长,让本杰明成为开荒者,极力本地人才。

“这是新加坡人首次获得世界六大足球联盟之一的专业合同,反映我国球员有能力跻身成为世界专业足球佼佼者,也肯定了本地培训和提拔球员的机制。”

足协期望最优秀的球员能在更具挑战性的环境中成长,再回国分享和传递经验,提升整体国家队素质。近期,足协规定球员需参与新加坡职业足球联赛,也符合上述足协目标。

另一方面,我国奥林匹克游泳冠军约瑟林针对本杰明申请缓役遭拒一事,对于本杰明面对的困难处境也感同身受,但仍给予后者建议,“追随梦想”。

当初约瑟林申请缓役的过程也一波三折。在2013年约瑟林18岁,入伍前夕其母亲也多次向军方提缓役申请,当都面对消极对待。约瑟林父母唯有求助美国教练,间接透过国际游泳协会协调,以约瑟林在东南亚运动会表现为由,才获放行。

当然约瑟林不负众望,在共和联邦运动会、亚运以至后来的奥运都连连告捷,在2016年里约奥运中打败“飞鱼”菲尔普斯,在碟式100公尺项目为新加坡赢得金牌,一战成名。随后,国防部还主动延缓约瑟林兵役长达四年,让他好好筹备2020年东京奥运。

约瑟林在接受媒体采访时坦言,他与本杰明来自不同体育项目,情境也不同,但希望后者与家人一起决定,“追随梦想、跟随内心、做他该做的事。”

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