Primary school kids losing it watching Schooling race is why S'pore needs sports, live Olympic telecasts

The power of sports.

Jonathan Lim | August 12, 2016, 03:52 PM

This video of a primary school screening of Joseph Schooling's 100m butterfly semi-final win shows, in one-minute, how sports can create a sense of unity as well as inspire excellence.

And of course, the excitement can't possibly be replicated with a delayed telecast.

Just watch these kids go:

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They were also cheering Quah on during his race:

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