25 August 2014
When both of Singapore's Byte CII sailors won gold medals at the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, Channel News Asia reported that it was the first time the country had won gold at an Olympic event (Sailors Win Singapore's First Golds At YOG 2014, 24 Aug 2014 12:56, updated 24 Aug 2014 20:36).
Thankfully, Channel News Asia's sister media division TODAY did not make a similar claim when it reported the sailors' success (Sailors Pull Off Golden Comebacks, 25 Aug 2014).
Channel News Asia's exuberance is understandable, but misplaced — the Youth Olympic Games are not of the same stature as the summer or winter Olympic Games, and by no stretch of imagination can a gold medal at the Youth Olympic Games be compared with a gold medal, or even a bronze medal, at the summer or winter Olympic Games.
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