Singapore, 21 January 2022 - Whether you want to run, swim, row or shop your way into the lunar new year, Singapore Sports Hub has a range of fun activities you can dig your claws into. You can even watch the National Stadium roar to life in our dazzling festive light display of auspicious red and gold.
Get a Running Start with Singapore Sports Hub’s Annual Huat Run
Participants enjoying Huat Run 2021
Huat better way to celebrate Chinese New Year than with our annual HUAT Run? From 1-15 February, join us at the 100PLUS Promenade and run on our 888-metre red ‘prosperity’ track. Next, snap a photo with our HUAT standee and stand a chance to win $468, $268 or $168 worth of vouchers!
We are looking for the 3 most creative entries. Simply post on Instagram, tag @sgsportshub and hashtag #MySgSportsHub. Make sure your profile is public so that we can see your shots! Details can be found here
Make A Paw-some Splash this Chinese New Year!
Cheer your favourite swimmers to the finishing line
Start the festivities early and have a splashing good time at the January Swim Series, the first spectator event since 2019 at our OCBC Aquatic Centre. Organised by the Singapore Swimming Association, the event will see top invited athletes, such as Teong Tzen Wei, Amanda Lim and Quah Jing Wen, competing in their respective categories to get back into the groove of racing.
Events include the 50m freestyle, 100m breaststroke, 200m butterfly, 800m freestyle, 50m butterfly, 100m backstroke, 200 individual medley and 400m freestyle. The January Swim Series will be held from 22-23 January, 9am-5pm each day, and spectators are welcome at any time. Admission is free, but limited to 200 pax at a time, so come down early to secure your seat! Check out the match schedules and plan your visit at: http://swimming.org.sg/January-Swim-Series-2022.aspx
Paddling Tiger, Rowing Dragon (Boating!)
Paddle into the Year of the Tiger with an exciting Dragon Boat challenge! Whether you’re a veteran or novice paddler, head to our Water Sports Centre with four friends for the ultimate battle of strength and stamina. More details here.
Exclusive Chinese New Year Promotions
To help you manage the hustle and bustle of Chinese New Year preparations, we’ve got everything under one roof at Kallang Wave Mall! Whether you need to stock up on groceries for your reunion dinner, get some new outfits for the family, or even indulge in a bit of new year self-care at the spa, we’ve got it all for your tiger-ific celebrations.
As a plus, you can even look forward to extra goodies when you spend with us! Spend a minimum of $48* to redeem an exclusive set of Kallang Wave Mall red packets, and a minimum of $168* ($188 for FairPrice Xtra receipts) to redeem a limited edition Tayo The Little Bus umbrella and a $10 Kallang Wave Mall voucher. Terms and conditions apply. Find out more here.
National Stadium Dresses-up in Auspicious Red and Brilliant Gold
Dressing up in something new to welcome the Lunar New Year? So is our National Stadium! This Chinese New Year, our National Stadium will be fully dressed in auspicious red and brilliant gold lights as a shining symbol of prosperity. Catch our special display on 1 February, from 8-9pm.
Singapore Sports Hub facilities are open throughout Chinese New Year.
All visual assets can be downloaded here. Do note that all programmes and activities are conducted in accordance with government guidelines and safe management measures. Patrons can check the announcements page for the latest information on safe management measures at our venues, facilities and activities.
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ABOUT SINGAPORE SPORTS HUB
The Singapore Sports Hub is a fully integrated sports, entertainment and lifestyle hub, with programming that comprises world-class recreational and competitive events, as well as community events, to serve children, youth, working adults, seniors, families, and less privileged population segments in Singapore and tourism sectors. Consisting of a unique cluster development of world-class sports facilities within the city, it plays a critical role in accelerating the development of Singapore’s sports industry, excellence and participation. Its vision is to be the region’s premier sports, entertainment and lifestyle destination.
Located on a 35-hectare site in Kallang, the Singapore Sports Hub includes the following facilities:
- A new 55,000-capacity National Stadium with a retractable roof and movable tiered seating
- The iconic Singapore Indoor 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 sqm Kallang Wave Mall, including indoor climbing wall and Splash-N-Surf facility (Kids Waterpark, Stingray and Lazy River)
- 100PLUS Promenade that encircles the National Stadium
- Singapore Youth Olympic Museum & Singapore Sports Museum
- Sports Hub Library
- Shimano Cycling World
- 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:
- Website: www.sportshub.com.sg
- Facebook: sporesportshub
- Twitter: @sgsportshub
- Instagram: sgsportshub
