A SPORTY NATIONAL DAY AT THE SPORTS HUB NATIONAL DAY FIESTA
Participants Zumba and Cardio Blast along to their favourite National Day songs at the OCBC Square
Singapore, 9 August 2017 – The Singapore Sports Hub celebrated the Nation’s 52nd birthday with a sporty theme today, as close to 12,000 visitors attended the Sports Hub National Day Fiesta and participated in various sports, fitness, entertainment and lifestyle activities which bonded the community together as one sporting nation.
The celebrations kicked off with the Experience Sports – Sports Development Series: Aquathlon workshop at the OCBC Aquatic Centre this morning, where participants learnt basic swim, run and transition skills.
The festivities continued into the afternoon, where members of the public reveled in the 52- minute National Day Fitness workout, exercising to the heart-thumping beats of their favourite
National Day songs whilst others tried out various sporting activities at the Experience Sports Super 8s sports challenges. The afternoon carnival also featured carnival game stalls, bouncy castles, roving acts and free treats including a mobile café! At the Singapore Sports Museum, children and adults alike crafted Singapore Flag collage together.
The Sports Hub National Day Fiesta activities culminated to a live telecast of the National Day Parade at the OCBC Square, where families and friends gathered together for picnics and enjoyed the Parade with other fellow Singaporeans. The National Stadium’s domed roof also lit the night sky with the Singapore flag during the parade.
“As we celebrate our Nation’s birthday together, we aim to encourage the community to adopt a sporty lifestyle and to experience the various sports, fitness, lifestyle and entertainment offerings at the Sports Hub. We will continue to refresh and introduce more exciting offerings for Singaporeans to call the Sports Hub their home for sporting inspiration, entertainment, and lifestyle pursuits,” said Mr Oon Jin Teik, Acting Chief Executive Officer of Singapore Sports Hub.
Since the opening of the Singapore Sports Hub in June 2014, a diverse range of activities have been organised for the community regularly, which includes the daily Experience Sports FIT- sessions, weekly Learn-to-Play sessions and quarterly Sports Hub Community Play Day. The next edition of the Sports Hub Community Play Day is scheduled to be held on 16 September 2017 at the National Stadium.
The Sports Hub National Day Fiesta is part of the GetActive! @ Singapore Sports Hub event organised by Sport Singapore, which is held at various locations around Singapore Sports Hub from 5 to 9 August. For more information, please visit www.sportshub.com.sg/NationalDayFiesta.
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Snapshots of the Sports Hub National Day Fiesta
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Singaporeans gathering at the OCBC Square to watch the live NDP telecast
Children posing with their Singapore Flag Collage Craft at the Singapore Sports Museum
Children signing on a Monster Jam show day crush car
Children trying out their hands at Tennis – one of the eight Experience Sports Super 8s stations
Families having fun at the carnival games booths
Children bouncing at the Bouncy Castles
Singapore flag lit the night sky on the National Stadium’s domed roof
Participants learning basic skills at the Experience Sports – Sports Development Series: Aquathlon workshop.
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 includes the following facilities:
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A new 55,000-capacity National Stadium with a retractable roof and movable tiered seating
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The iconic Singapore Indoor Stadium
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A 6,000-capacity OCBC Aquatic Centre that meets FINA standards
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A 3,000-capacity OCBC Arena which is scalable and flexible in layout
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Water Sports Centre featuring kayaking and canoeing
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41,000 sq m Kallang Wave Mall, including indoor climbing wall and Splash-N-Surf facility (Kids Waterpark, Stingray and Lazy River)
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100PLUS Promenade that encircles the National Stadium
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Singapore Youth Olympic Museum & Singapore Sports Museum
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Sports Hub Library
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Shimano Cycling World
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Daily community facilities and activities, including beach volleyball, hard courts (futsal, basketball and netball) lawn bowls, giant chess, skate park 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 Project Finance International (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:
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Website: www.sportshub.com.sg
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Facebook: sporesportshub
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Twitter: @sgsportshub
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Instagram: sgsportshub
