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THOUSANDS CAME TO SPLASH-N-SURF AT INAUGURAL OCBC WATERFEST 2015

After two days of the OCBC WaterFest 2015, an estimated 15,000 people turned up at the Singapore Sports Hub to soak in the fun and experience the festival’s offerings.

By The Kallang
THOUSANDS CAME TO SPLASH-N-SURF AT INAUGURAL OCBC WATERFEST 2015

THOUSANDS CAME TO SPLASH-N-SURF AT INAUGURAL OCBC WATERFEST 2015

 Minister Vivian Balakrishnan attended Sports Hub’s first ever Regatta at OCBC WaterFest 2015

Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Environment and Water Resources, hits first serve at the beach volleyball competition during OCBC WaterFest 2015

Singapore, 4 July 2015 – After two days of the OCBC WaterFest 2015, an estimated 15,000 people turned up at the Singapore Sports Hub to soak in the fun and experience the festival’s offerings. Sports Hub’s water-themed flagship event, an event that showcased water-based sports, entertainment and spectator events, was attended today by Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Environment and Water Resources, who attended Sports Hub’s first ever OCBC WaterFest 2015.

Sports Hub Regatta is a gruelling canoe, kayak and dragon boat race held along the Kallang Basin. Other competitions held today include the beach volleyball and wave surfing competition, with the former being visited by Minister Vivian Balakrishnan during his event site tour.

“The Singapore Sports Hub was developed not only to attract world-class sporting events, but is also an integrated lifestyle hub for all Singaporeans and members of the public. As this inaugural OCBC WaterFest 2015 is the Hub’s water-themed flagship event, and first place-making initiative, the public can look forward to more exciting events at the Sports Hub in the months to come,” said Mr Philippe Collin-Delavaud, Chief Executive Officer, Singapore Sports Hub.

“The OCBC WaterFest 2015 is an event where Singaporeans can enjoy water sports on the Marina Reservoir which is located right in the heart of the city. PUB applauds the effort and commitment of the Singapore Sports Hub in emphasising the need to conserve, value and enjoy our waters,” said George Madhavan, Director 3P Network, PUB, the National Water Agency.

For more information and a detailed schedule of events, please visit www.sportshub.com.sg.

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For Media queries, please contact:

Jose Raymond

Senior Director of Corporate Communications & Stakeholder Management Singapore Sports Hub

Email: [email protected]

Mobile: +65 9147 8040

Sam Eatwell

Communications Manager Singapore Sports Hub

Email: [email protected]

Mobile: +65 9397 5288

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 

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