Singapore has set up an additional coaching fund to help local athletes prepare for the inaugural Youth Olympic Games (YOG) next year, local media reported on Friday. According to TV broadcaster Channel NewsAsia, the additional fund, which is worth of 1.2 million Singapore dollars (about 0.83 million U.S. dollars), is on top of the 5 million Singapore dollars (about 3.5 million U.S. dollars) that the 26 participating sports are getting. 'We want the coach to be able to prepare the YOG athletes as well as develop a long-term youth pipeline plan after YOG,' said Teo Ser Luck, Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Community Development, Youth and Sports Ministry. The broadcaster said that some National Sports Associations (NSAs) are already providing coaches to schools where the YOG athletes are based. The authorities claim that the monetary support does not end here. If NSAs have concrete and credible plans, more money will be made available. Singapore will be hosting the inaugural Youth Olympic Games from Aug. 14 to 26, 2010. The games will receive some 5,000 athletes and officials from the 205 National Olympic Committees (NOCs), along with estimated 800 media representatives, 20,000 local and international volunteers, and more than 500,000 spectators. Young athletes aged between 14 and 18 years will compete in 26 sports and take part in Culture and Education Program. 