Chris Perry, head rowing coach at HKSI, said that youth needed to be funded, or else it would be too late to develop them into medal-winning athletes.
kɹˈɪs pˈɛɹi, hˈɛd ɹˈoʊɪŋ kˈoʊtʃ æɾ ˌeɪtʃkˌeɪˌɛsˈaɪ, sˈɛd ðæt jˈuːθ nˈiːdᵻd təbi fˈʌndᵻd, ɔːɹ ˈɛls ɪt wʊd biː tˈuː lˈeɪt tə dɪvˈɛləp ðˌɛm ˌɪntʊ mˈɛdəlwˈɪnɪŋ ˈæθliːts.