Singapore - Winter sports might not be a traditional pastime for a tropical nation, but the tiny city-state of Singapore is pushing to send its first athletes to the Winter Olympics in four years' time.After a three-day talent hunt, the Singapore Ice Skating Association picked 12 skaters late Tuesday to attend a training camp in China with some getting the chance to fly the nation's flag in the short-track speed-skating competition at the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia.
Singapore announced its ambition to target the 2014 Winter Olympics days into the Vancouver Games in February. Full story
