- Decision to postpone the event will be based on the three-hr PSI on 2 October 2015, 8pm
Singapore, 01 October 2015 – The Singapore Sports Hub Stepper, which is set to take place on Saturday, 3 October 2015, will be postponed if the three-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) exceeds the very unhealthy mark of 200.
To determine whether the event will take place or be postponed, a haze status check will be conducted on 2 October 2015, at 8pm, by the Singapore Sports Hub Stepper crisis management team. If postponed, all participants will receive an SMS message by 9pm on 2 October 2015 to update all involved on the haze situation.
In the unfortunate event that the Singapore Sports Hub Stepper is postponed, it will be rescheduled to take place on 31 October 2015. Constant updates will also be posted on the Singapore Sports Hub website (www.sportshub.com.sg) and social media channels, including Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/sporesportshub) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/sgsportshub).
In the event that the three-hr PSI reading is between 151 – 200, the “Community Fun Stepper” will proceed as planned but the “Kids Climb”, “Competitive Speed Stepper” and “Competitive Enduro Stepper” will be postponed. Competitive category participants will be able to take part in Community Fun Stepper.
If the three-hr PSI reading is below or at 150, the event will proceed as planned, with health advisories provided to the participants (Please see Appendix A for the Singapore Sports Hub Stepper Haze Contingency Plans). According to the National Environment Agency (NEA) website, healthy persons should avoid prolonged or strenuous outdoor physical exertion when PSI levels are in the ‘Very Unhealthy’ range (24-hr PSI 201 – 300), and reduce prolonged or strenuous outdoor physical exertion when PSI levels are in the ‘Unhealthy’ range (24-hr PSI 101 – 200).
“We have been looking forward to the Singapore Sports Hub Stepper – our first vertical endurance event at the National Stadium this weekend. However, the health and safety of our participants are of utmost importance to us. Until then, we encourage all participants to be patient and we thank everyone for their kind understanding.” said Mr Oon Jin Teik, Chief Operating Officer, Singapore Sports Hub.
The Singapore Sports Hub Stepper is a stair-climbing and endurance event which aims to offer participants a whole new experiential level of climbing for people of all ages and physical abilities. The Singapore Sports Hub Stepper is open to the following categories: “Community Fun Stepper”, “Kids Climb”, “Competitive Speed Stepper (Men & Women)” and “Competitive Enduro Stepper (Men & Women)”.
Positioned as a community event for the elite to the novice, there will also be a sports carnival showcasing Experience Sports Free-to-Play tryouts for both participants and non-participants.
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Jose Raymond
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Singapore Sports Hub
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Sam Eatwell
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Singapore Sports Hub
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APPENDIX A
Singapore Sports Hub Stepper Haze Contingency Plans
3-hr PSI | Event Categories | Fringe Activities | |||
Community Fun Stepper | Kids Climb | Competitive Speed Stepper (Men & Women) | Competitive Enduro Stepper (Men & Women) | ||
Above 200 |  | | | | |
151 – 200 |  | | | | |
101 – 150 |  |  | | | |
100 and below | | | | | |
Legend:
 | Participants can take part in the respective categories with advisory to participants not to run and not to take part if they are feeling unwell. |
 | Participants can take part in the respective categories with advisory not to take part if they are feeling unwell |
 | The event will be postponed to a later date |
 | Kids Climb will proceed with advisory to parents to evaluate and decide on their child’s participation in the event. |
ABOUT SINGAPORE SPORTS HUB
The Singapore Sports Hub is Singapore's premier sports, entertainment and lifestyle hub with integrated community programming.
Consisting of a unique cluster development of integrated world-class sports facilities within the city, it plays a critical role in accelerating the development of sports industry, excellence and participation, and will take sports to the next level in Singapore.
Located on a 35-hectare site in Kallang, the Singapore Sports Hub will include the following facilities:
- A new 55,000-capacity National Stadium with a retractable roof and movable tiered seating
- 100PLUS Promenade that encircles the National Stadium
- A 6,000-capacity OCBC Aquatic Centre that meets FINA standards
- A 3,000-capacity OCBC Arena which is scalable and flexible in layout
- Water Sports Centre featuring kayaking and canoeing
- 41,000 sq m Kallang Wave Mall
- The iconic Singapore Indoor Stadium
- Shimano Cycling World
- Singapore Youth Olympic Museum & Singapore Sports Museum
- Sports Hub Library
- Daily community facilities and activities open for Singaporeans, including beach volleyball, hard courts for futsal, basketball and netball, lawn bowls, giant chess, skate park, climbing wall and running & cycling paths
The Singapore Sports Hub, which is managed by SportsHub Pte Ltd, is one of the largest sporting Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects in the world. It is also Singapore's largest flagship PPP project of this nature, and has won the PFI award in London in 2011, World Architecture Festival Awards for Best Future Project in the leisure-led development category in 2013 and Sports Building of the Year in 2014.
For more information, please visit the Singapore Sports Hub
- Website: www.sportshub.com.sg
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