S'pore Sports Council Ends Financial Spat With SAA, Promised Cash On Time For Marathon Race

Reuters, 3 Dec 2009
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Elite athletes at this weekend's Singapore Marathon will not be left out of pocket or chasing appearance fees and bonus payments, the city-state's Sports Council (SSC) promised on Thursday.
A financial spat between the SCC and the Singapore Athletics Association had threatened to leave runners chasing their money for up to a week after Sunday's race -- resulting in fears some big names would pull out.
But the SCC relented late on Thursday night, telling Reuters it would in fact disburse money on the day of the race and would liaise directly with the athletes or their managers in order to do so.
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