A growing market for sports agents

Far left: Equatre Asia founders Kevin Wong (in dark shirt) and Hafidz Ja'afar work with clients' promotional programmes. Left: Red Card Global founder R. Sasikumar says that these days, one does not need to be a top athlete to have a high profile. Be
Far left: Equatre Asia founders Kevin Wong (in dark shirt) and Hafidz Ja'afar work with clients' promotional programmes. Left: Red Card Global founder R. Sasikumar says that these days, one does not need to be a top athlete to have a high profile. Below: Black Dot's Nicholas Fang with client Soh Rui Yong - a two-time SEA Games marathon winner.PHOTOS: NG SOR LUAN, ONG WEE JIN, NICHOLAS FANG
Far left: Equatre Asia founders Kevin Wong (in dark shirt) and Hafidz Ja'afar work with clients' promotional programmes. Left: Red Card Global founder R. Sasikumar says that these days, one does not need to be a top athlete to have a high profile. Be
Far left: Equatre Asia founders Kevin Wong (in dark shirt) and Hafidz Ja'afar work with clients' promotional programmes. Left: Red Card Global founder R. Sasikumar says that these days, one does not need to be a top athlete to have a high profile. Below: Black Dot's Nicholas Fang with client Soh Rui Yong - a two-time SEA Games marathon winner.PHOTOS: NG SOR LUAN, ONG WEE JIN, NICHOLAS FANG
Far left: Equatre Asia founders Kevin Wong (in dark shirt) and Hafidz Ja'afar work with clients' promotional programmes. Left: Red Card Global founder R. Sasikumar says that these days, one does not need to be a top athlete to have a high profile. Be
Far left: Equatre Asia founders Kevin Wong (in dark shirt) and Hafidz Ja'afar work with clients' promotional programmes. Left: Red Card Global founder R. Sasikumar says that these days, one does not need to be a top athlete to have a high profile. Below: Black Dot's Nicholas Fang with client Soh Rui Yong - a two-time SEA Games marathon winner.PHOTOS: NG SOR LUAN, ONG WEE JIN, NICHOLAS FANG
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