The Singapore Sports Hub (Chinese: 新加坡体育城; Malay: Hab Sukan Singapura; Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் விளையாட்டு மையம்) is a sports and recreation district in Kallang, Singapore. The Sports Hub is a 35-hectare public-private partnership that is anchored by the new National Stadium and existing Singapore Indoor Stadium, and also incorporates a new aquatics facility, indoor sports hall, water sports centre, public sports facilities, and retail.
 The National Stadium from the Sports Hub Boardwalk | |
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| Location | Kallang, Singapore |
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| Public transit | CC6 Stadium |
| Operator | Kallang Alive Sport Management Co Pte Ltd |
| Capacity | National Stadium: 55,000 Singapore Indoor Stadium: 12,000 OCBC Aquatic Centre: 6,000 OCBC Arena: 3,000 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 29 September 2010 |
| Opened | 30 June 2014 (Soft Opening) 26 July 2015 (Official Opening) |
| Construction cost | S$1.3 billion est. |
| Architect | Arup Architecture (National Stadium and Sports Venues), DP Architects (Non-Sport Venues, QP), AECOM (landscape) |
The Sports Hub opened to the public on 30 June 2014, and is currently connected to the Stadium, Tanjong Rhu and Kallang MRT stations.
History
editThe Sports Hub project was proposed on the recommendation of then Community Development and Sports Minister Abdullah Tarmugi in Parliament in 2001.[1] His proposal was based on a report by the Committee of Sporting Singapore calling for the city-state to promote a culture of sports, and replace the aging National Stadium.[2]
The Sports Hub was to include the new stadium, as well as a new aquatic centre, indoor arena, and recreation facilities. Alpine Mayreder, Singapore Gold Consortium, and the Singapore Sports Hub Consortium (SSHC) submitted bids for the project, which included the new National Stadium and its surrounding facilities, in February 2007.[3][4] On 19 January 2008, the Singapore government awarded the development of the Sports Hub project to SSHC, led by Dragages Singapore Pte Ltd.[5] Minister of Community Development, Youth and Sports Vivian Balakrishnan stated that their bid "displayed significant strengths in programming, team culture and partnership, functionality and layout".[6]
The Sports Hub was a public-private partnership with SportsHub Pte Ltd,[7] which is made up of four companies namely InfraRed Capital Partners, Dragages Singapore, DTZ Facilities and Engineering and Global Spectrum Asia.[8]
SHPL was engaged in 2008[8] and has a 25-year contract to design, build, finance and operate the Sports Hub.[9]
The demolition of the former National Stadium was slated to begin in 2008 while the construction of the new Sports Hub was originally planned for completion in 2011. Due to the financial crisis of 2007–2010 and high construction costs, the project was inevitably delayed. In 2008, barring any major problems, it was projected that the project would be completed in time for the 2013 Southeast Asian Games.[10] However, after delays were announced in 2009, Singapore withdrew from hosting the Games.[11] In August 2010, it was reported that the contract to begin construction had been signed with plans for the demolition works of the former National Stadium to start in October 2010 and for the completion of the new Sports Hub in April 2014. The demolition of the National Stadium started with a groundbreaking ceremony on 29 September 2010.[12]
The contract with SHPL started from 2010 due to the delay and it was to last for 25 years till 2035.[9]
Naming rights to some of the Sports Hub's facilities were sold to various partners, with OCBC Bank sponsoring its indoor arena and aquatic centre, and 100plus sponsoring an 888 m (971 yd) promenade around the new National Stadium.[13]
The Sports Hub's facilities were officially opened to the public on 30 June 2014,[14] and began to host events over the year that followed, including the 2015 Southeast Asian Games. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong officially inaugurated the facility on 26 July 2015 during the Youth Day event Youth Celebrate! at the National Stadium.[15]
On 10 June 2022, it was announced that Sport Singapore, a statutory board under the Ministry of Culture, Community & Youth, would take over management and ownership of the Sports Hub from 9 December 2022 onwards, with plans to make it more accessible to the broader community in Singapore.[16]
Facilities
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The 35-hectare Singapore Sports Hub includes the following sports facilities:
- A 55,000-capacity National Stadium with a retractable roof and movable tiered seating
- Singapore Indoor Stadium, an existing 12,000-seat indoor arena
- OCBC Aquatic Centre, which features two Olympic-size swimming pools for training and competition, and a diving facility. It has hosted FINA events, and is the headquarters of the Singapore Swimming Association.[17][18] It has 3,000 permanent seats, but can also be expanded to 6,000 seats if needed.[19][20]
- OCBC Arena, an indoor sports facility.
- The Water Sports Centre, a kayaking and canoeing facility along the Kallang Basin.[21]
- Various community facilities, including basketball, netball, and volleyball courts, as well as running and cycling paths,
It also includes the Singapore Sports Museum,[22] the Sports Hub Library,[20] Shimano Cycling World (a cycling museum operated by bike manufacturer Shimano),[23] and Kallang Wave Mall (a shopping centre attached to the National Stadium featuring stores, restaurants, a 16 m (52 ft) climbing wall, and a children's water park on its roof).[24][21]
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See also
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edit- ^ "Newspaper Article – State-of-the-art sports hub in the offing, says Mr Abdullah". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ^ "Report of the Committee of Sporting Singapore". Ministry of Community Development and Sports, Singapore. July 2001.
- ^ Cheney, Satish (28 March 2007). "All 3 proposals for the new Sports Hub are 'truly spectacular': Vivian Balakrishnan". Channel NewsAsia. Mediacorp. Archived from the original on 16 August 2007. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Sports Hub proposals promise to add buzz to Kallang". asiaone.com. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "'Cool Dome' design wins Singapore Sports Hub project". Channel NewsAsia. 19 January 2008.
- ^ "Singapore Sports Hub Consortium, Led By Dragages Singapore Pte Ltd, Selected as Preferred Bidder For Sports Hub Project". Singapore Sports Council. 19 January 2008. Archived from the original on 23 January 2008.
- ^ "SportSG CEO Lim Teck Yin to hand over reins to MCI deputy secretary Alan Goh". sg.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Sports Hub takeover: A timeline of events leading up to the Govt's move". TODAY. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ a b Auto, Hermes (10 June 2022). "SportSG to take over ownership and management of Sports Hub from private consortium on Dec 9 | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ "Sports Hub may now be ready only by 2012". The Straits Times. 17 June 2008.
- ^ "S'pore may not host 2013 SEA Games due to Sports Hub delay". Channel NewsAsia. 30 September 2009.
- ^ "Finally, groundbreaking ceremony for Sports Hub". Channel NewsAsia. 29 September 2010.
- ^ "Every corner available for sponsors: Oon". TODAYonline. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Free access for a month". TODAYonline. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ hermesauto (26 July 2015). "PM marks Youth Day, opens Sports Hub in front of 50,000 crowd". The Straits Times. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ "SportSG will take over ownership of Singapore Sports Hub to make it more accessible to the community". CNA. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ "FINA Diving Grand Prix series to reach conclusion in Singapore". insidethegames.biz. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ Yap, Clement (20 June 2014). "Sports Hub pool free to public for a month". The New Paper. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ Chen, May (19 May 2014). "OCBC Aquatic Centre completes construction; National Stadium and OCBC Arena to follow". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Singapore's mammoth new Sports Hub reaches completion". Wallpaper Magazine. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ a b Said, Nabilah (20 March 2015). "The new Sports Hub: 10 things to do in Kallang". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Sports pioneers honoured with opening of S'pore Sports and Youth Olympic Museum". TODAYonline. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "The Experience Economy Boom". The Business Times. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ Tan, Christopher (14 May 2014). "Mall at Singapore Sports Hub to be named Kallang Wave". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
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